Latest Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptUS Foreign Policy

    The US-Egypt Relationship Might Face a Reckoning

    Sep 11, 2025Charles W. Dunne

    The relationship between the United States and Egypt has seen many highs and lows over the decades. Under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and now Trump …

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Striking a US Ally: Israel’s Attack on Qatar and the Erosion of Regional Stability

    On the morning of September 9, 2025, 15 Israeli jets carried out an airstrike on residential buildings in Doha, Qatar. Israel claimed that the strike was a pre…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: US Sanctions Three Palestinian Rights Groups

    Sep 8, 2025Ingie Gohar

    Secretary Rubio announced sanctions on prominent Palestinian human rights organizations Al Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre fo…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The GREAT Trust for Gaza: A Blueprint for Dispossession, Not Reconstruction

    The Trump administration is currently discussing the so-called Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation (GREAT) Trust plan that projects a…

Webinars & Events

  • Book Talks
    EgyptDemocracy and Governance

    Egypt’s New Authoritarian Republic

    Sep 10, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET

    Experts explore the rise and consolidation of authoritarianism in Egypt under President Sisi and assess their internal and external implications.

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    What Comes Next in Gaza?

    Aug 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the current situation in Gaza and the Israeli plan to occupy Gaza City and displace over a million civilians.

  • Book Talks
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Understanding Palestine and Israel

    Aug 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

    A conversation with Phyllis Bennis about her new book on Israel and Palestine, which delves into the historical roots of the conflict and examines the current …

From our Affiliates

  • From our Affiliates
    Saudi ArabiaThe War on Gaza

    Saudi Arabia’s Response to Israel’s New Security Doctrine in the Levant

    Aug 14, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    In July 2025, Saudi Arabia and France jointly convened a high-profile diplomatic conference in New York dedicated to reviving momentum for a negotiated two-sta…

  • From our Affiliates
    North Africa

    Maghreb-Sahel Nexus: Rapprochement, Rivalries and Realignments

    Aug 14, 2025Aicha Elbasri

    Over three decades since the launch of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), the Maghreb region today finds itself deeply divided. A succession of diplomatic and secur…

  • From our Affiliates
    LebanonSecurity and Defense

    Lebanon Seeks a State Monopoly on Arms: Political and Security Implications

    Aug 13, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    The recent Israeli war on Lebanon, which inflicted severe damage to Hezbollah’s capabilities and decimated its leadership, gave the United States and Israel an…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Support for Netanyahu: A Political Liability?

    Despite occasional irritations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump has made unconditional US backing of the Israeli leader a…

  • Research Paper
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    The Weakness of Israeli Opposition to the War on Gaza

    Aug 29, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    On August 8, 2025, the Israeli Security Cabinet approved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to prepare for the occupation of Gaza City and of…

  • From our Affiliates
    Saudi ArabiaThe War on Gaza

    Saudi Arabia’s Response to Israel’s New Security Doctrine in the Levant

    Aug 14, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    In July 2025, Saudi Arabia and France jointly convened a high-profile diplomatic conference in New York dedicated to reviving momentum for a negotiated two-sta…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Saudi Arabia and the New Syria: Constructive Pragmatism?

    A large Saudi business delegation traveled to Syria on July 23-25, 2025, and participated in an inaugural Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum at the presidential pal…

  • 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…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arab WorldConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    An Arab Plan for Gaza: Obstacles and Possibilities

    In response to President Donald Trump’s February 4 proposal to take over the Gaza Strip, displacing its indigenous Palestinians and transforming it into “the R…

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year On: The Calamities of the Sudan Conflict

    May 14, 2024Imad K. Harb

    Thirteen months have passed since the eruption of the military dispute between Sudan’s powerful generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed F…

  • 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…

Multimedia

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    30 Years with Gaza

    Aug 26, 2025

    Brian K. Barber discusses his decades of research in Gaza and his book "No Way But Forward," which chronicles the experiences of three Palestinian families liv…

  • Fresh Take

    Recognition of Palestine and the Ongoing Genocide in Gaza

    Aug 20, 2025

    Phyllis Bennis examines how Western countries have prioritized recognizing Palestine over pressuring Israel to end the war on Gaza.

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Netanyahu’s Ominous Plan for Gaza

    Aug 15, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan comments on Netanyahu’s rare press conference, in which he outlined a grim plan for Gaza and made several false claims about the situation in…

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.