• Washington Policy Weekly
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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Dec 9, 2020Esra Gurcay Yoseph Hamid

    I. Congress1) Hearings and BriefingsHouse of Representatives Passes Resolution Condemning Iran’s Persecution of Its Bahai Minority and Its Violations of Human …

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    Washington Policy Weekly

    Dec 3, 2020Esra Gurcay Yoseph Hamid

    I. Congress1) Hearings and BriefingsSenate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on UAE Arms Sales. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met o…

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    The Fight for the Post-Trump Future of US-Saudi Relations Begins

    Nov 25, 2020

    Over the last few weeks, Arab Center Washington DC has chronicled how the Trump Administration has angled to cement its Middle East policy in such a way that P…

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    Trump’s Parting Gift: No Diplomacy with Iran

    Nov 11, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    On October 28, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) published a report detailing how the Trump Administration was accelerating action in favor of Israel and against…

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    In response to the Trump Administration’s informal notification of its intent to sell 50, F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates, a group of House Democrats ann…

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    Trump Administration Sprints to Make Foreign Policy Irreversible before Elections

    Oct 28, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    Tens of millions of American voters have already cast their ballots for president and there is less than one week before Election Day 2020. With warning signs …

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    Oct 22, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    On October 20, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) introduced S. 4814 (see text here) in an effort to maintain Israel’s qu…

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    Oct 15, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    On October 13, the Stimson Center held a virtual discussion about the United States’ arms sales practices and, among other things, how Congress could act to pr…