While energy security and the control of oil have long been determining factors for geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, the region’s geopolitics have als…
Policy Analysis
IraqUS Foreign Policy
Twenty Years after “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq: A Critical Assessment
The crisis had been building for months when, on March 20, 2003, this author stood with a group of military officers deep inside the Pentagon, watching a telev…
On March 20, 2003, the United States led an invasion of Iraq supposedly meant to halt its development of weapons of mass destruction. Lacking the support of th…
Policy Analysis
IraqUS Foreign Policy
Unfinished Business: Nation-Building in Iraq Since 2003
Mar 21, 2023Rend Al-Rahim
Nothing so perfectly expresses the failure of nation-building in Iraq as the cry of protesters in 2019, when they chanted, nureed watan, “we want a country.” T…
In the last few weeks, Iraq has witnessed significant and dangerous developments that are likely to impact the country's future political and economic progress…
Event Video
IraqDemocracy and Governance
Unpacking Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections: Significance, Outcomes, and Implications
Oct 13, 2021
On October 13, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a virtual panel titled “Unpacking Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections: Significance, Outcomes, and Implication…
Event Video
SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Conflicts and Great Power Competition: Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen
Sep 15, 2021
The third panel of our sixth annual conference covers some of the ongoing conflicts in the region and explores the role of global and regional players across t…
Iraq at a Crossroads: Challenges and Prospects Facing the New Government
Dec 1, 2022
Experts discuss the future of the new Iraqi government, challenges facing the country, and the impact of Prime Minister al-Sudani's government on regional and …
Webinar
IraqDemocracy and Governance
Unpacking Iraq’s Parliamentary Elections: Significance, Outcomes, and Implications
Oct 13, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
Arab Center Washington DC organized a webinar to discuss the results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections of 2021 and their local, regional, and international …
Panel Discussions
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
Deconstructing the Soleimani Killing: Implications for the Region and Beyond
Jan 10, 2020
On January 16, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) convened a panel at the National Press Club to address the US killing of Iran’s Major General Qassem Solei…