Latest Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelEnergy and Economics

    Running on Empty: The Deepening Fiscal Crisis of the Palestinian Authority  

    Feb 12, 2026Mohammed Samhouri

    The Palestinian Authority (PA) is nearly insolvent. A deep financial crisis is edging it closer to the brink of fiscal collapse. The PA’s main sources of reven…

  • Viewpoint
    International Law

    The Uncertainties of the New World Order Affect the Middle East

    Feb 11, 2026Amal Mudallali

    The rules-based world order is facing its most serious, indeed existential, challenge since it was created after World War II. What makes this moment in world …

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Says Talks with Iran Are “Very Good”

    Feb 9, 2026Ingie Gohar

    Trump said that the US had “very good” talks with Iran and that additional discussions are planned for early next week, but warned that if Iran does not reach …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Election Year in Israel: Portents of the Coming Political Battle

    Feb 6, 2026Mtanes Shihadeh

    The upcoming elections will mostly focus on domestic issues, while those related to the occupation, settlers, and control of Gaza will recede from public debat…

Webinars & Events

  • Panel Discussions
    Public Opinion

    Arab Public Opinion and Implications for Trump’s Policies in the Region

    Feb 10, 2026 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET

    Experts present the findings of the 2025 Arab Opinion Index survey and discuss their implications for the US policy in the region.

  • Webinar
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    West Bank in the Crosshairs: Updates on Israel’s Increasing Violence

    Jan 29, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the intensifying Israeli violence in the West Bank and the systematic efforts to displace Palestinian communities.

  • Panel Discussions
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    US Policy toward Palestine: Domestic and International Implications

    Jan 24, 2026

    Experts discuss US policy toward Palestine under the Trump and Biden administration at the Fourth Annual Palestine Forum in Doha.

From our Affiliates

  • From our Affiliates
    IranProtests and Activism

    Iran Protests Stir International Convergences and Conflicting Interests

    Jan 20, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Since December, Iran has witnessed its largest wave of anti-government demonstrations since the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom movement sparked by the death of stud…

  • From our Affiliates
    US Foreign Policy

    The US Intervention in Venezuela: Establishing International Chaos Through the Logic of Force

    Jan 14, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    On 3 January, the United States launched a military operation, in violation of Venezuelan sovereignty, which led to the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro a…

  • From our Affiliates
    YemenSecurity and Defense

    Saudi Emirati Tensions and the Struggle for Influence in Southern Yemen

    Jan 6, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    The Saudi airstrike targeting an Emirati weapons shipment in the port of Mukalla on 29 December 2025, marked a dramatic escalation in the simmering tension bet…

  • Policy Analysis
    QatarThe War on Gaza

    Israel’s Smearing Campaign against Qatar: Latent Motives and Objectives

    Feb 3, 2026The Unit for Political Studies

    Since the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza, analysts, governments, and media outlets have debated Qatar’s involvement with Hamas and its wider role in Middl…

  • Book Review
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Every Moment Is a Life: Gaza in the Time of Genocide

    Feb 2, 2026Imad K. Harb

    A sobering reminder for the American reader of the Gaza genocide will soon land in bookstores and libraries throughout the United States, offering firsthand a…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy

    The Trump Administration and the Fracturing Saudi-UAE Alliance

    Jan 21, 2026Giorgio Cafiero

    The historically close alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is under strain because of diverging strategic priorities and competiti…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranProtests and Activism

    Iran’s Rebellion Will Transform Iran’s Islamic Republic for Better or Worse

    Jan 14, 2026Daniel Brumberg

    As the popular rebellion in Iran accelerates, the country’s sclerotic autocracy is fighting for survival. The reported deaths of at least 2,000 protesters and …

  • Policy Analysis
    MoroccoProtests and Activism

    Morocco at Breaking Point? Drought, Misrule, and the Rise of Gen Z 212

    Nov 20, 2025Samia Errazzouki

    From late September to mid-October 2025, Moroccans across the country descended into the streets to once again demand change from their government. Under the b…

  • Viewpoint
    EgyptDemocracy and Governance

    Egyptian Democracy Is What Sisi Makes of It

    Nov 18, 2025Imad K. Harb

    Egyptians are currently casting their ballots in parliamentary elections, the final results of which will not be announced before late December 2025. In two ph…

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Sudan’s War on Civilians: A Continuation of Decades of Atrocities

    Dec 1, 2025Yara M. Asi

    For more than a year, the al-Saudi Maternity Hospital was the only functioning hospital in al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan. The largest…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Horn of AfricaEnergy and Economics

    Bitcoin Mining on the Nile? Implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for Egypt and Sudan

    Nov 12, 2025Lama Elhatow

    Ethiopia’s highly contested and controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was officially inaugurated on September 9, 2025, marking the completion of…

Multimedia

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Crime, Neglect, and Politics in Israel

    Feb 11, 2026

    Yousef Munayyer and Mohanad Mustafa explore rising crime in Palestinian towns inside Israel, the government’s willful neglect, and the shifting domestic politi…

  • Podcast
    IranProtests and Activism

    Unrest in Iran: Economic Drivers and External Dynamics

    Jan 23, 2026

    Negar Mortazavi and Yousef Munayyer examine the latest unrest in Iran amid a deepening economic crisis, intensifying US sanctions, and rising threats of extern…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Gaza’s Second Stage Commences

    Jan 21, 2026

    Yara M. Asi, Muhammad Shehada, and Yousef Munayyer discuss the current situation in Gaza, the forthcoming “Second Stage” of the ceasefire, and the implications…

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.

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