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    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.

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    A US Capture of Venezuelan Oil Could Come at OPEC’s Expense

    Jan 23, 2026Jim Krane

    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has a checkered relationship with American oil companies. In the 1970s, OPEC member states pushed the …

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    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…

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    Key Questions about the US Position Regarding the Ceasefire Talks

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    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses key issues the Biden administration must address if it wants to secure a ceasefire agreement and an end to the war in Gaza.

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    Imad K. Harb comments on what Arab American and Muslim American voters expect from Kamala Harris regarding US policy in the Middle East.

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    Why did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a joint session of Congress? Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the reasons for inviting Netanyahu to Washin…

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    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses the assassination attempt on Donald Trump as well as political and gun violence in America.

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    Daniel Brumberg and Imad K. Harb discuss the results and implications of Iran's recent presidential elections and President Masoud Pezeshkian's agenda.

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    The Centrality of Jerusalem in the Gaza War and Its Aftermath

    Jul 3, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan and Daniel Seidemann discuss the situation in #Jerusalem within the context of the Gaza war.

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    Jun 27, 2024

    Experts discuss Israel's isolation and the decisions taken against it by the international community in the wake of its war on Gaza.

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    Jun 25, 2024

    Imad K. Harb discusses the tensions between Israel and Hezbollah and the implications of a war on Lebanon.

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    Jun 18, 2024

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    Key Questions Regarding Biden’s Ceasefire Proposal

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    Karim Elgendy discusses the extreme climate events that Gulf countries have been experiencing recently.

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    May 24, 2024

    Khalil E. Jahshan discusses Jake Sullivan's attempt to revive normalization in the Middle East and convince #Israel to wind down the war on #Gaza.

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    May 9, 2024

    No war has seen so many journalists killed so quickly as the Israeli war on Gaza. Two years ago, Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing was condemned around the world, ye…

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    Lunch Keynote Conversation – Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium

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    How can we assess western media coverage of Palestine, and specifically the war on Gaza? What unique challenges do journalists face when trying to cover these …

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    Opening Remarks – Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium

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    The opening session of the Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium included remarks by Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, and Yousef…

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    Netanyahu’s Reckless Pursuit of His Own Political Survival

    Apr 23, 2024

    Yousef Munayyer discusses Netanyahu's willingness to drag the Middle East region to war in order to save his political future.

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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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    Another Step in the Weaponization of Aid: Israel Bans Humanitarian Agencies in Gaza

    Jan 22, 2026Yara M. Asi

    In late December 2025, two months after the much-lauded ceasefire agreement that was meant to end the physical destruction of Gaza and bring a significant incr…

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

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    The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026

    Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes Shihadeh

    In 2025, the Middle East and North Africa saw Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians and destabilizing military attacks across the wider region, Sudan’s unsalu…

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    The Trump Administration May Worsen Racial and Political Tensions in Mauritania

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    On July 9, 2025, the Trump administration hosted the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at a White House summit. The summit aime…

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    Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Is Nibbling at the Margins of Arab Security

    Jan 8, 2026Imad K. Harb

    Israel’s December 26, 2025, recognition of the Republic of Somaliland showed that it will continue to threaten the security architecture of the Arab world, dis…

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    The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026

    Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes Shihadeh

    In 2025, the Middle East and North Africa saw Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians and destabilizing military attacks across the wider region, Sudan’s unsalu…

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    International Law and the Trump Board of Peace Charter

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    Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes Shihadeh

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    The Trump Administration May Worsen Racial and Political Tensions in Mauritania

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    A US Capture of Venezuelan Oil Could Come at OPEC’s Expense

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    Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Is Nibbling at the Margins of Arab Security

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    The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026

    Jan 6, 2026Yara M. Asi Daniel Brumberg Elobaid Elobaid Samia Errazzouki Imad K. Harb Marwan Kabalan Nabeel A. Khoury Laurie King Assal Rad Rend Al-Rahim Mtanes Shihadeh

    In 2025, the Middle East and North Africa saw Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians and destabilizing military attacks across the wider region, Sudan’s unsalu…

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