Publications

  • Policy Analysis

    What Trump’s Aid Cuts Mean for the Middle East and North Africa

    Mar 21, 2025

    Although the Trump administration exempted Israel’s $3.3 billion and Egypt’s $1.3 billion in annual foreign military financing (FMF)—the majority of US assista…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonGlobal Health and Health Policy

    Lebanon’s Health System: Decades of Struggle and a Year of Israeli Attacks

    Jan 2, 2025Yara M. Asi

    On September 17 and 18, 2024, a coordinated Israeli attack turned pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon into explosive devices, killing at least 42 people and i…

Multimedia

  • "In 2 Minutes" Series
    Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health Policy

    In 2 Minutes: Contradictions in Israel’s Coronavirus Policies

    Mar 4, 2021Jonathan Kuttab

    Human Rights Lawyer Jonathan Kuttab explains why it is Israel's responsibility to provide the COVID-19 vaccines to millions of Palestinians under its occupatio…

  • Podcast
    Palestine/IsraelGlobal Health and Health Policy

    Vaccinations in Israel/Palestine: Inequality in the Fight against COVID

    Feb 9, 2021

    Yara Asi joins host Yousef Munnayer to discuss how Israel excluded Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip from receiving the coronavirus vaccine. Yara M.…

  • Event Video
    Global Health and Health Policy

    The Prospects for Developing an Effective Vaccine for COVID-19: When and How?

    May 21, 2020Khalil E. Jahshan

    This webinar focuses on the prospects of developing a vaccine for the coronavirus and the expected time frame for it to become available for distribution to th…

  • Event Video
    Global Health and Health Policy

    International Law, WHO, and COVID-19: The Politics of Global Pandemic Response

    May 14, 2020Jonathan Kuttab

    On May 13, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a virtual briefing titled “International Law, WHO, and COVID-19: The Politics of Global Pandemic Response.” H…

Webinars & Events

  • 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.

  • Webinar
    LevantGlobal Health and Health Policy

    The Aftermath of the Syria-Turkey Earthquake: Humanitarian Crises and Geopolitical Challenges

    Feb 28, 2023

    Experts discuss the situation in northern Syria and southern Turkey, the magnitude of the humanitarian catastrophe, local and international responses, and the …

  • Featured Speakers
    Global Health and Health Policy

    The Prospects for Developing an Effective Vaccine for COVID-19: When and How?

    May 21, 2020

    On May 21, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a virtual discussion with Ali I. Fattom to explore the prospects of developing a coronavirus vaccine and …

Experts

Reem Khamis-Dakwar
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Reem Khamis-Dakwar

Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Soleman Abu-Bader
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Soleman Abu-Bader

Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program
Yara M. Asi
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Yara M. Asi

Non-resident Fellow