Regional Relations and Geopolitics - Arab Center Washington DC

Publications

Policy Analysis
TurkeyConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Obstacles to a Turkey-Syria Reconciliation
Mar 29, 2023Salim Çevik
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad paid an important visit to Moscow in mid-March 2023. One of the main agenda items was the Turkish-Syrian reconciliation that R…
Policy Analysis
SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Arab States Are Normalizing with Syria’s Assad Regime
Mar 28, 2023Gregory Aftandilian
Taking advantage of the devastating earthquake that ravaged parts of northwestern Syria in February, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has tried to use the trag…

Policy Analysis
The GCC Is On Board with the Saudi-Iran Agreement
Mar 27, 2023Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Policy Analysis
Yemen and the Saudi-Iran Rapprochement
Mar 22, 2023Nabeel A. Khoury
Policy Analysis
Lebanon and Syria and the Saudi-Iran Detente
Mar 21, 2023Imad K. Harb

Multimedia

Event Video
The Aftermath of the Syria-Turkey Earthquake: Humanitarian Crises and Geopolitical Challenges
Feb 28, 2023
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
IranUS Foreign Policy
Can the Vienna Talks Bring Back the Iran Deal?
Dec 29, 2021
Laura Rozen and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Vienna nuclear talks, how close the parties are to a deal, and what needs to happen to reach one. Rozen is a vetera…
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…
Infographic
YemenRegional Relations and Geopolitics
A Timeline of the Yemen Crisis, from the 1990s to the Present
Feb 19, 2021Marcus Montgomery
Early Years: Saleh and the Houthis1990’s – After the reunification of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh transitions from president of North Yemen—a post he had held si…
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…

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