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Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    Energy and Economics

    The Trump Tariffs and MENA Economies: Implications of the Global Trade War

    May 8, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the implications of Trump's tariffs for Middle East economies.

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    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    Washington Targets Dissent: Repression from the Academy to the Streets

    Apr 24, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

    Experts discuss the crackdown on universities and protesters, as well as the Trump administration's efforts to gut academic freedom.

  • Webinar
    The Arab WorldConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Neglected Conflicts in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen: Humanitarian Conditions, Challenges, and Prospects for Resolution

    Apr 10, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET

    Experts examine neglected conflicts in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen, as well as their key drivers and pathways toward potential resolutions.

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Latest Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Has Netanyahu’s Government Become More Cohesive and Stable?

    May 8, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked in recent weeks to put his government coalition in order, reintegrating Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and h…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Changing GCC Outlook Toward US-Iran Talks

    Leaders of the six GCC states have worked assiduously since 2021 to repair and rebuild ties with Iran as part of a ‘de-risking’ strategy designed to take the s…

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  • Fresh Take

    Four Reasons for the Quick Downfall of the Assad Regime

    Dec 13, 2024

    Radwan Ziadeh discusses the reasons that led to the quick downfall of the Assad regime and to the success of the Syrian opposition forces.

  • Fresh Take
    US Policy

    The Gaza War and Trump’s Ultimatum

    Dec 6, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses Trump's latest threat of "ALL HELL TO PAY" if the Israeli hostages are not released before his inauguration.

  • Event Video
    SyriaJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Justice and Accountability in Syria: Ten Years After the Caesar Report

    Dec 5, 2024

    Experts who played a crucial role in drafting the Caesar Report, examine the prospects for justice and accountability in Syria.

  • Fresh Take
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Prospects for a Ceasefire in Israel’s War on Lebanon

    Nov 22, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the prospects for a ceasefire in Lebanon and the overly optimistic statements of US envoy Amos Hochstein despite the continuing fig…

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelInternational Law

    The ICC Arrest Warrants and the Implications for Israel

    Nov 21, 2024

    Jonathan Kuttab and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss the ICC's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Min…

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    Palestine Activism on US College Campuses: Dissent, Repressive Policies, and Implications

    Nov 21, 2024

    Experts discuss how the incoming Trump administration will respond to college activism on Palestine.

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    The Second Trump Administration and Middle East Peace

    Nov 20, 2024

    Charles W. Dunne discusses Trump's plans for the Middle East and predicts a transactional foreign policy especially when it comes to the #Gulf States.

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    US Election Results and the Future of US Foreign Policy and the Gaza War

    Nov 13, 2024

    Experts discuss the results of the US presidential elections and their implications for US foreign policy and the wars on Gaza and Lebanon.

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Trump’s Nominee for UN Ambassador

    Nov 11, 2024

    Ethan Mayer-Rich explores the background of Elise Stefanik, Trump's nominee for UN ambassador, who led Republican efforts in Congress to silence anti-war prote…

  • Fresh Take
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Who’s to Blame for Harris’s Electoral Failure?

    Nov 8, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the factors that caused Kamala Harris to lose the 2024 presidential Elections.

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    The Ethnic Cleansing of Northern Gaza

    Oct 23, 2024

    Hanna Alshaikh discusses the forced displacement of Palestinians in northern Gaza and the demolition of their neighborhoods by Israel's military.

  • Fresh Take

    The US Demands Better Conditions in Gaza in Return for Weapons

    Oct 21, 2024

    Ethan Mayer-Rich discusses the recent demand from the White House for Israel to improve humanitarian assistance in Gaza in return for military assistance

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Implications of the Assassination of Yahya Sinwar

    Oct 17, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the implications of the killing of Yahya Sinwar for the Gaza war and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • Event Video
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    One Year after October 7: How have US and EU Foreign Policies Evolved?

    Oct 10, 2024

    Panelists explore how US and EU policies have adapted or remained consistent in response to the unfolding humanitarian, political, and military developments in…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    A Year of War and Failed US Policies in Gaza.

    Oct 9, 2024

    On the one-year anniversary of October 7, Yousef Munayyer discusses how the war on Gaza and failed US policies have affected the #Palestinians living in the St…

  • Fresh Take
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Israel’s Vicious War on Lebanon: On-the-Ground Assessment

    Sep 27, 2024

    Imad K. Harb discusses the current situation in Lebanon as Israel wages a vicious war on the country.

  • Fresh Take
    LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Will Israel’s Attack on Lebanon Ignite the Middle East?

    Sep 19, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses Israel’s cyberattacks on Hezbollah’s communications devices and Netanyahu's apparent desire to drag the Middle East to war.

  • Expert Interview
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Why is Israel Waging War in the West Bank?

    Sep 6, 2024

    Mustafa Barghouti and Khalil E. Jahshan discuss the recent Israeli military incursions in the West Bank as part of Israel's genocidal war on the Palestinians. …

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The West Bank and Israel’s Genocidal War

    Sep 5, 2024

    Hanna Alshaikh discusses how the West Bank is part of Israel's genocidal war against the Palestinians.

  • Event Video
    Security and Defense

    Military Expenditure in MENA: Implications for Human Rights, Governance, & Socioeconomic Development

    Aug 28, 2024

    Arab Center Washington DC, in partnership with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programm…

Current Openings FTE

Current Openings

Fellow for US Government Affairs

Arab Center Washington DC is hiring a Fellow for US Government Affairs, based in Washington, DC, on a full-time basis.

The Fellow for US Government Affairs will monitor activities in the three branches of the US government (Congress, the White House and Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch) and prepare a weekly report (Washington Policy Weekly) of all activities pertaining to the Middle East. The fellow will provide Arab Center executives and researchers with daily analyses of legislative and policy issues related to US policy in the Middle East. S/he will initiate and maintain regular contact and professional relationships with relevant congressional staff serving on the foreign affairs committees and other committees or subcommittees dealing with Arab world and Middle East issues as well as with federal government employees at relevant agencies and departments.

Deadline: August 31, 2021.
Salary commensurate with experience.

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  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Has Netanyahu’s Government Become More Cohesive and Stable?

    May 8, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked in recent weeks to put his government coalition in order, reintegrating Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and h…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up

    May 8, 2025Dana El Kurd

    Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the PLO and the president of the PA, is almost 90 years old. He was elevated by his close ties to the US and willingness to stic…

  • Viewpoint
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Already Focused on Iran, Congress Looks at a New Phase in US-Iran Relations

    May 9, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Lawmakers returned to Washington after a short break away from the Capitol. Their two-week recess coincided with major developments in the Middle East. The Uni…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    US-Iran Nuclear Talks: Background, Obstacles, and Prospects

    May 8, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    The United States and Iran have now sat three rounds of Omani-mediated negotiations, through which Washington seeks to restrict Iran’s nuclear program, while T…

  • Policy Analysis
    LibyaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Libya’s Deep Divisions Show No Sign of Abating

    Libya has fallen off the international radar screen as other crises in the region—the Israel-Hamas and Israel-Hezbollah wars, the Sudanese civil war, and the c…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arab WorldConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    An Arab Plan for Gaza: Obstacles and Possibilities

    In response to President Donald Trump’s February 4 proposal to take over the Gaza Strip, displacing its indigenous Palestinians and transforming it into “the R…

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Is Sudan Approaching a Resolution of Its Two-Year Crisis?

    Apr 15, 2025Imad K. Harb

    Sudan’s ‘war of the generals’ between the Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) …

  • Intern Corner
    EgyptMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Egypt’s Policies and Rhetoric Target Sudanese Refugees

    Jan 24, 2025Ingie Gohar

    The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shows no signs of abating since its outbreak in April 2023. The violence has persi…

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  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Has Netanyahu’s Government Become More Cohesive and Stable?

    May 8, 2025Mtanes Shihadeh

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has worked in recent weeks to put his government coalition in order, reintegrating Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and h…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Palestinians urgently need a leader who represents them – but they’re facing another undemocratic stitch-up

    May 8, 2025Dana El Kurd

    Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the PLO and the president of the PA, is almost 90 years old. He was elevated by his close ties to the US and willingness to stic…

Homepage – North Africa Feed

  • Policy Analysis
    LibyaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Libya’s Deep Divisions Show No Sign of Abating

    Libya has fallen off the international radar screen as other crises in the region—the Israel-Hamas and Israel-Hezbollah wars, the Sudanese civil war, and the c…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arab WorldConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    An Arab Plan for Gaza: Obstacles and Possibilities

    In response to President Donald Trump’s February 4 proposal to take over the Gaza Strip, displacing its indigenous Palestinians and transforming it into “the R…

Homepage – The Arabian Peninsula and The Gulf Feed

  • Viewpoint
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    Already Focused on Iran, Congress Looks at a New Phase in US-Iran Relations

    May 9, 2025Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Lawmakers returned to Washington after a short break away from the Capitol. Their two-week recess coincided with major developments in the Middle East. The Uni…

  • From our Affiliates
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    US-Iran Nuclear Talks: Background, Obstacles, and Prospects

    May 8, 2025The Unit for Political Studies

    The United States and Iran have now sat three rounds of Omani-mediated negotiations, through which Washington seeks to restrict Iran’s nuclear program, while T…

Homepage – The Horn of Africa Feed

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Is Sudan Approaching a Resolution of Its Two-Year Crisis?

    Apr 15, 2025Imad K. Harb

    Sudan’s ‘war of the generals’ between the Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) …

  • Intern Corner
    EgyptMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Egypt’s Policies and Rhetoric Target Sudanese Refugees

    Jan 24, 2025Ingie Gohar

    The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shows no signs of abating since its outbreak in April 2023. The violence has persi…

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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.