Publications

  • Viewpoint
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Recent Arab Moves Deserve Bold Follow-Up

    Feb 21, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    Four key political actors in the Middle East have recently made surprising moves that offered hints of how Arab states and non-state actors can collectively en…

  • Viewpoint
    JordanUS Foreign Policy

    An Existential Oval Office Moment for Jordan—and All Arabs

    Feb 14, 2025Rami G. Khouri

    The scene in the White House on February 11 was startling. King Abdullah II of Jordan listened to President Donald Trump ramble on about how the United States …

  • Policy Analysis
    JordanUS Foreign Policy

    For Jordan, Trump’s Latest Pronouncements Threaten an Existential Disaster

    Feb 7, 2025Curtis Ryan

    With US President Donald Trump pushing Jordan to permanently resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the Hashemite Kingdom once again faces a crisis that is nothing s…

  • Policy Analysis
    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    Jordanian Elections in the Shadow of Domestic and Regional Tensions

    Sep 29, 2024Curtis Ryan

    As the Middle East edges closer to a broader war, both regional tensions and domestic politics have put the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan increasingly on edge. W…

Multimedia

  • Event Video
    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    Assessing the Reform Process in Jordan: Political Dissatisfaction, Economic Challenges, and the Focus on Stability

    Sep 7, 2023

    Experts discuss the reform process in Jordan and its prospects for creating real change for the people of the Kingdom.

  • Podcast
    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    A Coup or Not a Coup, That Is the Question in Jordan

    May 7, 2021

    Jillian Schwedler joins host Yousef Munayyer to discuss Jordan’s royal family tensions and the current situation in the kingdom. Dr. Schwedler is a professor o…

  • Video
    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    The Crisis in Jordan: Political and Economic Implications

    Jun 14, 2018

    Arab Center Washington DC held a briefing on the recent protests in Jordan and their implications on regional and international politics. The speakers included…

Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    JordanDemocracy and Governance

    Assessing the Reform Process in Jordan: Political Dissatisfaction, Economic Challenges, and the Focus on Stability

    Sep 7, 2023

    Experts discuss the reform process in Jordan and its prospects for creating real change for the people of the Kingdom.

  • Panel Discussions
    JordanProtests and Activism

    The Crisis in Jordan: Political and Economic Implications

    Jun 14, 2018

    On June 14, 2018 Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held an in-house briefing on the wide-spread protests in Jordan to assess their political and economic implica…

Experts

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Gregory Aftandilian

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