- Conferences
Security and DefenseSecurity and Securitization in the Middle East and North Africa
Oct 12-13, 2022 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM ETLearn MoreArab Center Washington DC is dedicating its seventh annual conference to the issue of securitization in the Middle East and North Africa, the growth of which h…
- Webinar
TurkeyRegional Relations and GeopoliticsTurkey and the Arab World: Ankara’s Shifting Relations and Evolving Foreign Policy
Sep 29, 2022 10:00 - 11:30 AM ETLearn MoreExperts discuss Turkey’s evolving foreign policy, its shifting relations with the Arab world, global and regional dynamics, factors impacting Ankara’s foreign …
- Keynote Conversations
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human RightsSettler Colonialism in Ireland and Palestine
Sep 24, 2022Learn MoreRashid Khalidi discuss settler colonialism in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Ireland. Khalidi is Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia Univers…
Latest Publications
- Policy Analysis
IraqIdentity Politics and SectarianizationIran’s Cautious Stance on Iraq’s Current Political Crisis
Sep 27, 2022Zeidon AlkinaniIraqi politicians have repeatedly failed to form a government in the eleven months that have passed since the country’s October 2021 elections, in large part d…
- Policy Analysis
SyriaGlobal Health and Health PolicyThe Captagon Problem in Saudi Arabia and Other Gulf States
Sep 22, 2022Gregory AftandilianOver the past decade, the amphetamine fenethylline, widely known by the brand name Captagon, has increasingly become the drug of choice among the youth in Gulf…
- Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human RightsThe Biden Administration Must Press for Accountability and Justice for Shireen Abu Akleh
Sep 22, 2022Jonathan KuttabOn September 5, the Israeli Army released the long-awaited results of its investigation into the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by…
Webinars & Events
- WebinarTurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Turkey and the Arab World: Ankara’s Shifting Relations and Evolving Foreign Policy
Sep 29, 2022 10:00 - 11:30 AM ETExperts discuss Turkey’s evolving foreign policy, its shifting relations with the Arab world, global and regional dynamics, factors impacting Ankara’s foreign …
- Panel Discussions
IranUS Foreign PolicyA Renewed Iran Nuclear Deal: Prospects, Challenges, and Global and Regional Implications
Sep 8, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ETIran experts discuss the most recent rounds of negotiations, as well as prospects for restoring the JCPOA, challenges to reaching an agreement, concerns regard…
- Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human RightsUS Silence Enables Israel’s Crackdown on Civil Society Organizations
Sep 16, 2022Yousef MunayyerNearly one month after the Israeli military raided the offices of seven Palestinian civil society organizations—its latest step in an escalating campaign of re…
- Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEducation and DevelopmentWomen’s Education at Western Universities in Qatar and the UAE
Sep 9, 2022Alainna LiloiaAs more and more western universities set up branch campuses in Gulf Arab states, many women are finding themselves with greater opportunities than ever before…
- Policy Analysis
IranReligion and PoliticsAssault on Salman Rushdie Generates Diplomatic and Political Tremors
Sep 2, 2022Daniel BrumbergIt will probably never be known whether the 24-year-old Lebanese American man who repeatedly stabbed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie on August 12 acted wi…
- Policy Analysis
LibyaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionLibya’s Woes Persist in a Fractured Political Landscape
Aug 18, 2022Gregory AftandilianGregory Aftandilian examines the latest developments in Libya following the derailment of parliamentary and presidential elections and the ongoing division and…
- Policy Analysis
MauritaniaJustice, Equality, and Human RightsSlavery in Mauritania: The Long Road to Real Emancipation
Aug 16, 2022Amal GhazalAmal Ghazal discusses the history of slavery in Mauritania, which was officially abolished in 1981, but which regardless remains a political, economic, and soc…
- Policy Analysis
The Horn of AfricaEnergy and EconomicsHorn of Africa’s Security Concerns and Economic Crises
Apr 27, 2022Gregory AftandilianThe current Russia-Ukraine crisis has overshadowed another troubled region of the world, namely the Horn of Africa, which encompasses Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti,…
Multimedia
- Expert Interview
LibyaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe UN and International Intervention in Libya: A Conversation with Ian Martin
Sep 12, 2022Ian Martin and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss current conditions in Libya, as well as international intervention and the UN mission to the country. Martin is a huma…
- Event Video
LibyaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Future of Libya: Prospects for Economic Development and an End to the Conflict
Aug 30, 2022Experts discuss the current state of Libya’s violent conflict and political deadlock, as well as prospects for political resolution and unification, and potent…
Affiliated Centers and Projects
ACW is affiliated with the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) and it’s network of research centers around the world. Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, ACRPS is one of the premier independent research institutes in the Arab region.
