People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money. Lakhdar Brahimi circulationglobalizationmoney Change image and share on social
Afghanistan is a land-locked country. Lakhdar Brahimi afghanistancountryland Change image and share on social
What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's never enough. You will always discover, after the fact, that you've missed something. Lakhdar Brahimi discoverfacthave Change image and share on social
Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago. Lakhdar Brahimi agoarabbush Change image and share on social
Iraq is a country that has been invaded. It's not a failing state that you want to help. It's a country that was functioning good or bad, with a horrible dictator, but you have invaded. Lakhdar Brahimi badcountrydictator Change image and share on social
I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that country. Lakhdar Brahimi countryfailgenerally Change image and share on social
The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that. Lakhdar Brahimi afghanistancommitmentcommunity share on social
At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism. Lakhdar Brahimi blindfactfelt Change image and share on social
But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a meaningful manner a country like Afghanistan, then coordination between the various actors that are involved in these processes is very, very difficult indeed. Lakhdar Brahimi absolutelyactorafghanistan share on social
In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations. Lakhdar Brahimi aspirationbackgroundbring share on social
