Regional Relations and Geopolitics - Arab Center Washington DC

Publications

Policy Analysis
IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Iraq’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act Is Likely to Continue
Nov 29, 2022Gregory Aftandilian
Despite the support that Iraq’s new prime minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, has received from pro-Iran factions in the Iraqi Parliament, he is likely to purs…
Policy Analysis
TurkeyThe War in Ukraine
Turkey-Brokered Grain Deal Bolsters Erdoğan-Putin Partnership
Nov 22, 2022Mustafa Gurbuz
Turkey’s role in negotiations around Russia’s war in Ukraine has provided Ankara with extraordinary visibility on the global stage. Turkish President Recep Tay…

Policy Analysis
Egypt-Turkey Relations: Challenges and Future Prospects
Oct 18, 2022Khalil Al-Anani
Viewpoint
With Friends Like These: OPEC’s Oil Production and US-Gulf Relations
Oct 7, 2022Imad K. Harb
Policy Analysis
No Plan B for the US as Geostrategic Shifts Threaten to Scuttle Iran Nuclear Deal
Sep 20, 2022Daniel Brumberg

Multimedia

Expert Interview
Will the Qatar Talks Produce a Nuclear Deal with Iran?
Jun 28, 2022
Expert Interview
Implications of the War in Ukraine For the Middle East
Feb 28, 2022
Podcast
Can the Vienna Talks Bring Back the Iran Deal?
Dec 29, 2021

Event Video
LebanonEnergy and Economics
Will Miqati’s New Government Be Able to Deliver for Lebanon?
Sep 29, 2021
On September 28, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) presented a webinar titled “Will Miqati’s Government Be Able to Deliver for Lebanon?” Speakers were Patr…
Video
Energy and Economics
Political and Economic Competition in the Eastern Mediterranean
Jun 19, 2020
On June 19, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted James M. Dorsey for a virtual discussion titled “Political and Economic Competition in the Eastern Med…
Video
YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Saudi Involvement in Yemen: Past Thinking and Current Regrets
May 26, 2020
Dr. Imad K. Harb, Director or Research and Analysis at Arab Center Washington DC, spoke with Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at Rice …
Video
The US Decision to Withdraw from Syria and the Turkish Incursion
Oct 11, 2019
October 11, 2019

Webinars & Events

Conferences
Security and Defense
Security and Securitization in the Middle East and North Africa
Oct 12-13, 2022
Arab Center Washington DC dedicated its seventh annual conference to the issue of securitization in the Middle East and North Africa, the growth of which has l…
Webinar
TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Turkey and the Arab World: Ankara’s Shifting Relations and Evolving Foreign Policy
Sep 29, 2022
Experts discuss Turkey’s evolving foreign policy, its shifting relations with the Arab world, global and regional dynamics, factors impacting Ankara’s foreign …
Panel Discussions
IranUS Foreign Policy
A Renewed Iran Nuclear Deal: Prospects, Challenges, and Global and Regional Implications
Sep 8, 2022
Iran experts discuss the most recent rounds of negotiations, as well as prospects for restoring the JCPOA, challenges to reaching an agreement, concerns regard…

Experts

Abdulwahab Al-Qassab — View Profile

Abdulwahab Al-Qassab

Visiting Fellow

Gregory Aftandilian — View Profile

Gregory Aftandilian

Non-resident Fellow

Imad K. Harb — View Profile

Imad K. Harb

Director of Research and Analysis

Joe Macaron — View Profile

Joe Macaron

Former Resident Fellow

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen — View Profile

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Non-resident Senior Fellow