• Op-Eds

    The Emirates in Assad’s Lap (in Arabic)

    Nov 10, 2021Radwan Ziadeh

    In the state of democratic institutions, three factors are always taken into consideration when making any decision related to internal and foreign policy. The…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Saudi Arabia’s Third “Shock and Awe” Move in Lebanon

    Nov 9, 2021Joe Macaron

    On October 29th, Riyadh cut diplomatic ties with Beirut and suspended Lebanon’s imports into Saudi Arabia. These actions were aimed to force the resignation of…

  • From our Affiliates
    SudanDemocracy and Governance

    Future of Political Transition in Post-Coup Sudan

    Nov 9, 2021Arab Center For Research and Policy Studies

    Nearly two weeks after the coup in which the military members of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council overthrew the civilian government that was formed under the p…

  • External Readings
    Palestine/Israel

    Israeli hyperbole: The art of deception

    Nov 9, 2021Marwan Bishara

    Israeli hyperbole is as old as the Israeli state. It is tautological, serving as the raison d’être and modus operandi of Israel, the garrison state. It is farc…

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    The Long Arm of Israeli Repression

    Nov 5, 2021Yousef Munayyer

    The recent designation of six leading Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz—which has been dismiss…

  • Policy Analysis
    North AfricaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Western Sahara Figures Prominently in Algeria-Morocco Tensions

    Nov 4, 2021Hasni Abidi Aboubakr Jamai

    Algeria’s Reasons for Its Dispute with MoroccoHasni Abidi is Senior Lecturer at Geneva University and Director of the Centre d’Étude et de Recherche sur le Mon…

  • Expert Interview
    SudanDemocracy and Governance

    Political Turmoil in Sudan: A Conversation with Dr. Abdelwahab El-Affendi

    Nov 4, 2021

    ACW Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan and Dr. Abdelwahab El-Affendi discuss the current political crisis in Sudan which started when the military deposed th…

  • Op-Eds
    EgyptRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    How Egypt and the UAE are exporting coups across the region

    Nov 3, 2021Khalil Al-Anani

    Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Mohammed bin Zayed have been targeting democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, worried that such calls for change …

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptReligion and Politics

    Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: Old Problems and New Divisions

    Nov 3, 2021Khalil Al-Anani

    Since its removal from power in 2013, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt continues to face many problems and challenges. Having always prided itself on being the …

  • Policy Analysis
    SudanUS Foreign Policy

    Biden’s Chameleon-like Policy in the MENA Region

    Nov 3, 2021Imad K. Harb

    Having invested time, effort, and treasure in helping to sustain the 2019 political agreement between the Sudanese military and the civilian Forces of Freedom …

  • Op-Eds
    Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Israel escalates its attacks against defenders of Palestinian rights, wherever they may be

    Oct 30, 2021Yousef Munayyer

    The Israeli government slapped a “terrorism” designation on six Palestinian human rights groups that have worked closely with Western governments and internati…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    The Limits of Saudi-Iranian Détente

    Oct 29, 2021Daniel Brumberg

    During his years in the Nixon White House in the 1970s, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger sought to manage the US-Soviet rivalry by creating arenas of …

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