Latest Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Starved, Ruined, and Displaced: What’s Next for Gaza?

    Jul 18, 2025Mohammed Samhouri

    In recent weeks, two significant developments have dominated the news from Gaza. One is the daily deadly violence surrounding the operations of the new Gaza Hu…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    Lifting US Sanctions on Syria: A New Chapter for Damascus and Beirut?

    Jul 18, 2025Patricia Karam

    In a May 13, 2025, speech in Riyadh, President Donald Trump surprised the world by pledging to lift all US sanctions on Syria. Trump’s unexpected announcement …

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Netanyahu Is Stroking Trump’s Ego: But Will Flattery Buy a Ceasefire in Gaza?

    Jul 16, 2025Khalil E. Jahshan

    The formal dinner at the White House was essentially a diplomatic “dud” with no serious announcements about any agreements on the agenda items revealed to the …

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Palestine and the Middle East After the Iran-Israel war

    Jul 15, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    The Middle East in recent months has witnessed multiple military and ideological confrontations. Historic changes in regional power balances signal new strateg…

Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    SyriaUS Foreign Policy

    The Future of US-Syria Relations and the Implications of Lifting the Sanctions

    Jul 15, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

    Experts examine the lifting of US sanctions on Syria and the diplomatic rapprochement between Washington and Damascus.

  • Webinar
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The US Role in Israel’s War on Iran: Regional and Global Implications

    Jun 26, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

    Experts discuss the role of the United States in Israel's war on Iran, the scope of its involvement, and the strategic goals it is hoping to achieve.

  • Conferences
    LevantThe War on Gaza

    A Historic Juncture: Israel’s Destruction of Gaza and the Palestinian Future

    Jun 11, 2025 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET

    Experts address the status of human rights after genocidal violence was unleashed on Gaza, the scale and scope of destruction and loss, as well as the need for…

From our Affiliates

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    From Imperial Containment to Catastrophe: Why the US-Israeli Strategy Against Iran Collapsed

    Jul 6, 2025Bamo Nouri Inderjeet Parmar

    The military escalation of June 2025 – marked by Israel’s unprovoked and illegal attacks on Iranian nuclear sites and the first-ever direct US military aggress…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    A War With No Winners

    Jun 23, 2025Mehran Kamrava

    ​acrobat Icon ​The United States has finally caved in to Israeli pressure and has bombed Iran’s most important nuclear facilities, located in Isfahan, Natanz, …

  • From our Affiliates
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Attack on Iran (2): Balance of Power and Tehran’s Options

    Jun 18, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    As Israel guards its monopoly over nuclear arms in the Middle East, its political and security cabinet decided on 9 June to launch a war on Iran, in coordinati…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    A Trump-Netanyahu New Middle East?

    Jul 9, 2025Nabeel A. Khoury

    The Trump administration and the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been following a roadmap toward their own version of a…

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump Must Push for a Gaza Ceasefire Without Indulging Netanyahu’s Iran Strategy

    Jul 7, 2025Daniel Brumberg

    We may never, or at least not anytime soon, know definitively how much of Iran's nuclear program Israel and the United States destroyed. But even if the attack…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Pragmatism Shapes Iraq’s Position Toward Post-Assad Syria

    Jul 1, 2025Giorgio Cafiero

    Sharing a 375-mile border with Syria, Iraq has high stakes in its neighbor’s successful transition following the December 2024 fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Perspectives on the US Attack on Iran and Its Repercussions 

    After waiting for a week following Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran, US President Donald Trump decided to involve the United States directly in the Israeli-Iran…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Favorite Dictator Feels the Heat

    Feb 28, 2025Imad K. Harb

    US President Donald Trump appears to have developed different ideas about Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi upon whom he bestowed the moniker “favorite d…

  • 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
    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

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    White House Dinner Dampens Hopes for a Ceasefire

    Jul 8, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan comments on the Trump-Netanyahu dinner at the White House and discusses the potential for a ceasefire in Gaza.

  • Podcast
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    What Just Happened in Iran?

    Jul 3, 2025

    Experts discuss Israel's war on Iran, the US strikes against the Iranian nuclear facilities, and the implications of the conflict for the Middle East and beyon…

  • Podcast
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    A Political Earthquake in New York

    Jul 3, 2025

    Peter Beinart, Heba Gowayed, and Yousef Munayyer discuss Zohran Mamdani's surprise victory in New York City's mayoral Democratic primary and the implication it…

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.