The Levant, part of the Fertile Crescent region and located in the eastern Mediterranean, encompasses the countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Syria, and Turkey. This page features an archive of publications, events, and digital media content produced by Arab Center Washington DC covering issues relevant to this region of the Arab world.

Publications

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Pragmatism Shapes Iraq’s Position Toward Post-Assad Syria

    Jul 1, 2025Giorgio Cafiero

    Sharing a 375-mile border with Syria, Iraq has high stakes in its neighbor’s successful transition following the December 2024 fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime…

  • Policy Analysis
    SyriaIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Syrian Kurds Attempt to Maneuver Amid New Realities

    Syrian Kurds face new realities that have put their experiment in autonomy in serious doubt. Although in March 2025 they signed an agreement with the new Syria…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide

    Hunger in Gaza and the Ongoing Weaponization of Aid

    Jun 20, 2025Yara M. Asi

    “Hunger slowly crushes you. It feels like dying alone in a desert that no foot has ever touched. I cannot sleep properly or sit still long enough to read. I fe…

  • Viewpoint
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    President Trump’s Iran War

    Jun 20, 2025Yousef Munayyer

    As the smoke rises above Iran and Israel after waves of Israeli airstrikes and Iranian retaliation, only one thing is immediately clear: President Donald Trump…

Multimedia

  • Video
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    How Trump Went from Negotiations to War

    Jun 25, 2025

    Yousef Munayyer discusses the events that led up to Israel's war on Iran and the subsequent US strikes.

  • Podcast
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The GCC and Israel’s War on Iran

    Jun 17, 2025

    Khalil E. Jahshan and Kristian Coates Ulrichsen discuss how the Gulf Arab states are responding to Israel’s assault on Iran and explore the broader implication…

  • Intern Corner
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Occupation Funded, Development Denied: How American Aid Cuts Affect the West Bank 

    May 16, 2025Adriana Hashem

    On his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump made his opening moves to dismantle the fiscal and ideological foundations of American foreign…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Israel’s Regional Goals Clash with Trump’s Foreign Policy

    May 16, 2025

    Yousef Munayyer examines the growing disconnect between Israel’s regional objectives and Donald Trump’s transactional style of diplomacy, and how the president…

Webinars & Events

  • Webinar
    IranUS Foreign Policy

    The US Role in Israel’s War on Iran: Regional and Global Implications

    Jun 26, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

    Experts discuss the role of the United States in Israel's war on Iran, the scope of its involvement, and the strategic goals it is hoping to achieve.

  • Conferences
    LevantThe War on Gaza

    A Historic Juncture: Israel’s Destruction of Gaza and the Palestinian Future

    Jun 11, 2025 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM ET

    Experts address the status of human rights after genocidal violence was unleashed on Gaza, the scale and scope of destruction and loss, as well as the need for…

  • Panel Discussions
    Palestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza

    Gaza: Journalists Under Fire – Film Screening and Discussion

    May 29, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET

    "Gaza: Journalists Under Fire" tells the story of three of the journalists killed by the Israeli army while covering the genocide in Gaza. The film screening w…

Experts

Assal Rad
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Assal Rad

Non-Resident Fellow
Dana El Kurd
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Dana El Kurd

Non-resident Senior Fellow
Gregory Aftandilian
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Gregory Aftandilian

Non-resident Fellow
Hanna Alshaikh
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Hanna Alshaikh

Palestine Project Coordinator
Imad K. Harb
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Imad K. Harb

Director of Research and Analysis
Khalil E. Jahshan
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Khalil E. Jahshan

Executive Director
Mustafa Gurbuz
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Mustafa Gurbuz

Non-resident Fellow
Patricia Karam
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Patricia Karam

Non-resident Fellow
Radwan Ziadeh
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Radwan Ziadeh

Senior Fellow
Rami G. Khouri
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Rami G. Khouri

Non-resident Senior Fellow
Tamara Kharroub
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Tamara Kharroub

Deputy Executive Director & Senior Fellow
Yara M. Asi
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Yara M. Asi

Non-resident Fellow
Yousef Munayyer
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Yousef Munayyer

Head of Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow