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A Timeline of the Yemen Crisis, from the 1990s to the Present
Feb 19, 2021Marcus MontgomeryEarly Years: Saleh and the Houthis1990’s – After the reunification of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh transitions from president of…
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Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel’s Siege and the Politics of International Funding
Jul 8, 2021On July 8, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a panel titled “Reconstruction in Gaza: Between Israel’s Siege and…
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US Policy and Global Competition in the Middle East
Sep 14-17, 2021 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM ETAs the United States prepares to scale back its involvement in the Middle East, global powers such as Russia…
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How the Private Sector Supports Authoritarians in the Arab World
Jan 30, 2019Charles W. DunneThe private sector in the United States and around the world has a responsibility to confront authoritarian regimes and…
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Mapping Digital Authoritarianism in the Arab World
Feb 3, 2022Tamara KharroubThe Arab uprisings of 2011 gave rise to a utopian vision of information and communication technologies (ICTs), highlighting their…
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Kais Saied Continues His Assault on the Tunisian State
Apr 8, 2022Daniel BrumbergIt is difficult to say whether Tunisian President Kais Saied’s March 30 announcement that he is dissolving the country’s…
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The US and the Sudan Conflict: Motives and Ability to Influence Events
Jun 27, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe United States and Saudi Arabia announced on June 17, 2023 that both sides to the conflict in Sudan—the…
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The Middle East’s Well-Documented Human Rights Abuses Have Little Impact on US Policy
Jun 7, 2022Charles W. DunneOn April 12, the US Department of State released its annual country reports on human rights. The reports are…
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After Parting Ways: The Coming Frosty Entente in Saudi-Turkish Relations
Feb 2, 2022Jana J. JabbourThis is likely to be Turkey’s year of normalization with regional counterparts, as 2021 was one of diplomatic restoration…
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Donald Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial: Procedure and Prospects
Feb 10, 2021Marcus MontgomeryOn February 9, the US Senate commenced the second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump to examine…
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Identity Politics 2.0: Cyber Geopolitics and the Weaponization of Social Media
Jun 1, 2019Tamara KharroubThis paper is part of ACW's fourth book, titled The Arab World Beyond Conflict.In the months leading up to…
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Royal Rifts and Other Challenges in Jordan
Apr 14, 2022Curtis RyanJordan’s former crown prince, Hamza bin Al Hussein, posted a rare message on social media in early April 2022,…
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Disinformation as a Tool of Regime Survival in Tunisia
Jul 21, 2023C. Ian DeHavenDisinformation—false information created with the intent to mislead others—swamped the 2019 Tunisian presidential election, creating a confused and volatile…
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Sudan: A Flicker of Hope Amid Mounting Problems
Oct 27, 2022Gregory AftandilianSince the October 2021 military coup that derailed Sudan’s political transition to a much hoped-for democracy, Sudan has been…
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Biden and The Middle East: A Challenging Road Ahead
Jan 19, 2021Imad K. Harb Zeina Azzam Gregory Aftandilian Khalil Al-Anani Khalil E. Jahshan Daniel Brumberg Charles W. Dunne Zaha Hassan Joe Macaron Yousef Munayyer Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Radwan ZiadehBiden and the Middle East: A Challenging Road Ahead is a compilation of articles by Middle East experts published as…
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Press Freedom Reversals in Post-Arab Spring Countries
Dec 18, 2017Sahar KhamisJust like the path to democratization and reform has been obstructed or derailed in most of the Arab Spring…
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Ukraine’s Geostrategic Tremors Reach into the Middle East
Jan 13, 2022Daniel BrumbergDaniel Brumberg disentangles the complications arising from the current tensions between Ukraine and Russia and their impact on US-Russian…
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Sisi Intensifies Arms Imports to Secure External Support for His Policies
Feb 28, 2022Khalil Al-AnaniEgypt has become the third largest arms importer in the world, according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).…
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Discrimination Fuels Intra-Palestinian Violence and Crime in Israel
Mar 30, 2023Yara M. AsiIn recent weeks, it has been impossible to miss the protests taking place in Israel against proposed judicial reforms…
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Israel’s Administrative Detention Serves Its Practice of Apartheid
Oct 21, 2022Ben WhiteIsrael’s policy of administrative detention, which is to say of military detention without charge or trial, rarely attracts mainstream…