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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and ElectionsThe 2024 Elections Amid the Gaza War: The Future of US Democracy, Foreign Policy, and Global Standing
Sep 26, 2024 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM ETLearn MoreThe 9th Annual Conference will discuss the 2024 US presidential elections, assess the state of US democracy and the two-party system, and explore the impact of…
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Security and DefenseMilitary Expenditure in MENA: Implications for Human Rights, Governance, and Socio-Economic Development
Aug 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 am ETLearn MoreExperts discuss drivers of military spending and its implications for transparency, socio-economic development, political power of the military, and the right …
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SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionSudan’s Humanitarian Crisis and the War of Military Elites: Prospects for a Resolution
Aug 15, 2024Learn MoreExperts discuss the war in Sudan and and the catastrophic humanitarian crisis the country is facing.
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YemenClimate and EnvironmentClimate Change: A New Battlefield in Yemen’s Ongoing Conflict
Sep 6, 2024Afrah NasserLike the rest of the world, Yemen is facing the profound effects of climate change on sectors from agriculture and health to the broader economy and natural re…
- Policy Analysis
TunisiaDemocracy and GovernanceKais Saied’s Policies and Practices May Lead to an Explosion in Tunisia
Sep 6, 2024Patricia KaramTunisia has experienced a disquieting authoritarian regression over the last few years following promising beginnings as a young democracy after the January 20…
- Research Paper
LebanonIdentity Politics and SectarianizationThe Failure of Political Sectarianism in Lebanon
Sep 4, 2024Imad K. HarbAs Lebanon finds itself on the precipice of a war with Israel, its political system suffers from complete stalemate and its economy exhibits clear signs of str…
- Washington Policy Weekly
If Elected, Harris to Keep Arms Supplies to Israel
Sep 3, 2024Ethan Mayer-RichVice President Kamala Harris told CNN that she would not change US policy on regarding arms transfers to Israel should she win the November 5 election. Harris …
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Military Expenditure in MENA: Implications for Human Rights, Governance, and Socio-Economic Development
Aug 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 am ETExperts discuss drivers of military spending and its implications for transparency, socio-economic development, political power of the military, and the right …
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YemenConflicts and Conflict ResolutionA Fragile but Enduring Truce in Yemen
Aug 27, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn April 1, 2022, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced a two-month truce between the country’s warring parties. This truce was extended twi…
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SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionThe Failure of the Jeddah and IGAD Mediation Efforts for Sudan
Aug 19, 2024Ahmed Idris Mutawakil DaqashThe war in Sudan, which broke out on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has entered its s…
- Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelViolent ExtremismSde Teiman and Beit Lid Events: A Reading into the Militiazation of the Israeli State
Aug 21, 2024Mohanad MustafaThe storming by right-wing groups of the Sde Teiman military camp in the Negev—a brutal detention center for residents of Gaza—and the Beit Lid barracks on the…
- From our AffiliatesYemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Fragile but Enduring Truce in Yemen
Aug 27, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn April 1, 2022, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced a two-month truce between the country’s warring parties. This truce was extended twi…
- Policy Analysis
IranDemocracy and GovernanceIran’s New President Must Navigate Dangerous Waters
Aug 1, 2024Daniel BrumbergFor the third time in the young history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a political leader identified with the “Reformist” camp has won the presidency. Masoud…
- Policy Analysis
LibyaDemocracy and GovernanceLibya: Despite Talks on a Unified Government, Impasse Remains
Mar 27, 2024Gregory AftandilianTalks last month in Cairo between representatives of Libya’s two rival governments raised hopes over progress in resolving the country’s 10-year political impa…
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SudanConflicts and Conflict ResolutionIn Sudan, Where Is the International Community’s Responsibility to Protect?
Aug 29, 2023Imad K. HarbIt 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…
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North AfricaSecurity and DefenseThe Fate of the Wagner Group in Syria, Libya, and Sudan
Jul 18, 2023Gregory AftandilianThe failed mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin has put the fate of his Wagner Group doubt, not only in Ukraine but in several Arab states as well.
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Military Expenditure in MENA: Implications for Human Rights, Governance, & Socioeconomic Development
Aug 28, 2024Arab Center Washington DC, in partnership with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programm…
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