Latest Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting

    Apr 1, 2025Azmi Bishara

    Genocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran if No Nuclear Deal Reached

    Mar 31, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    President Trump threatened to bomb Iran and impose secondary sanctions if no nuclear deal is reached with Tehran.

  • Policy Analysis
    TurkeyDemocracy and Governance

    The Arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu: A Critical Turning Point in Turkey’s Politics

    Mar 29, 2025Salim Çevik

    Turkey's political landscape has undergone a dramatic shift with the recent arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's most form…

  • Policy Analysis
    LibyaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Libya’s Deep Divisions Show No Sign of Abating

    Libya has fallen off the international radar screen as other crises in the region—the Israel-Hamas and Israel-Hezbollah wars, the Sudanese civil war, and the c…

Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    Lebanon’s New Government: Challenges and Prospects for Reform and Revitalization

    Mar 27, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Lebanon under its new leadership.

  • Webinar
    The Arab WorldDemocracy and Governance

    Towards Inclusive and Democratic Governance in MENA: Challenges and Prospects

    Mar 20, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

    Experts examine the challenges and prospects of inclusive governance and democratic transition in the Middle East.

  • Webinar
    US Foreign Policy

    Upending Soft Power: The Human Cost of U.S. Funding Cuts in the MENA Region

    Mar 13, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 am ET

    Experts discuss the impact of US funding cuts across the Middle East region, with a focus on health and humanitarian aid and development, human rights, and civ…

From our Affiliates

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    Denying Genocide through Terminological Hairsplitting

    Apr 1, 2025Azmi Bishara

    Genocide is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to live of individual human beings; such denial o…

  • From our Affiliates
    SyriaIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Sectarian Violence in Syria’s Coast: Background and Implications

    Mar 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Syria’s coastal region saw a wave of bloody sectarian violence from 6-10 March, sparked by armed clashes between remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s…

  • From our Affiliates
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Policy in post-Assad Syria

    Mar 11, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syrian territory since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December last year. In the three days after Syrian opposi…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Does Trump Still Want to “Clean Out” the Gaza Strip?

    Mar 25, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    As the January 15, 2025 ceasefire agreement that had brought limited calm to Gaza fell apart in early March when Israel resumed its air and land military onsla…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    A New Opportunity for Palestinians in Syria

    Mar 21, 2025Nidal Betare

    In Syria under former President Hafez al-Assad, liberating Palestine at all costs was a regime slogan commensurate to freeing the Golan Heights of Israeli occu…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Recent Arab Moves Deserve Bold Follow-Up

    Feb 21, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Four key political actors in the Middle East have recently made surprising moves that offered hints of how Arab states and non-state actors can collectively en…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy

    Normalization and Displacement: Saudi Arabia and Trump’s Gaza Proposal

    Feb 20, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    Saudi Arabia is deeply concerned about the risks that Trump’s Gaza project poses to Egypt and Jordan and are uneasy about repeated American and Israeli stateme…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Recent Arab Moves Deserve Bold Follow-Up

    Feb 21, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Four key political actors in the Middle East have recently made surprising moves that offered hints of how Arab states and non-state actors can collectively en…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Egypt Remains Cool to the New Syrian Government

    The Egyptian regime of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks upon the recent developments in Syria with a good deal of trepidation. That the Islamist rebel armed group, H…

  • Viewpoint
    SomaliaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The Dangerous Chipping Away of Somalia’s Sovereignty

    Feb 16, 2024Imad K. Harb

    On New Year’s Day, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the president of Somalia’s breakaway federated state of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi signed a Memorand…

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    In Sudan, Where Is the International Community’s Responsibility to Protect?

    Aug 29, 2023Imad K. Harb

    It has been more than four months since clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Ra…

Multimedia

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Crackdowns continue from Palestine to America

    Mar 28, 2025

    Hanna Alshaikh, Yara M. Asi, Rami G. Khouri, and Yousef Munayyer discuss the resumption of Israel's war on Gaza and the Trump administration's arrest of the wa…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    Using ICE to Silence Palestine Advocacy

    Mar 21, 2025

    Yousef Munayyer discusses the Trump administration's attempt to silence Palestine advocacy in the US by deporting college students who speak out against the Ga…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Did Trump Retreat from His Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza?

    Mar 21, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan argues that Trump is still committed to his plan to displace the population of Gaza and turn the strip into the "Riviera of the Middle East,"…

Op-eds & External Readings

Affiliated Centers and Projects

ACW is affiliated with the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) and its network of research centers around the world. Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, ACRPS is one of the premier independent research institutes in the Arab region.