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Podcast
JordanDemocracy and Governance
A Coup or Not a Coup, That Is the Question in Jordan
May 7, 2021
Jillian Schwedler joins host Yousef Munayyer to discuss Jordan’s royal family tensions and the current situation in the kingdom. Dr. Schwedler is a professor o…
Policy Analysis
TunisiaDemocracy and Governance
Is Tunisia’s President Endangering Democracy?
May 7, 2021Daniel Brumberg
Recently, Tunisia has witnessed a political dynamic that is all too rare in the Arab world: Islamists have joined forces with some secularly oriented Members o…
Policy Analysis
TurkeyUS Foreign Policy
The Path to Armenian Genocide Recognition: A Lesson for Palestine Activists?
May 6, 2021Gregory Aftandilian
The century-old struggle by the Armenian American community for US recognition that the large-scale massacres and deportations of their people in the Ottoman E…
Policy Analysis
IranUS Foreign Policy
The Israeli Factor in the US-Iran Nuclear Talks
May 6, 2021Joe Macaron
As US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was visiting Israel on April 11, Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency orchestrated a mysterious explosion in Iran’s Natanz …
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The Political Implications of the 2021 Elections for Palestinian National Aspirations
May 5, 2021
On May 5, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC and the Institute for Palestine Studies cosponsored and held the second of two webinars on the Palestinian elections.…
Policy Analysis
TunisiaDemocracy and Governance
Tunisia’s Revolution Has Neglected the Country’s Youth
May 3, 2021Houda Chograni
Since the desperate act of self-immolation of 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi in Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized city in the center of Tunisia, on December 17, 2010, …
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Human Rights Watch Exposes Israeli Apartheid
May 3, 2021Jonathan Kuttab
On April 27, 2021, Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a 213-page report entitled “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecu…
Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEducation and Development
Arab Space Programs Level Up
Apr 30, 2021Charles W. Dunne
People in the Arab world have gazed at the stars with curiosity and genius for centuries. The first observatory was built in the 8th century by Abbasid Caliph …
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The Palestinian Elections: Process, Mechanics, and Importance
Apr 29, 2021Hanna Nasir
President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree last January to hold elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the presidency of the Palestinian Authori…
Op-Eds
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Approaching Peace: Centering Rights in Israel-Palestine Conflict Resolution
Apr 29, 2021Yousef Munayyer Zaha Hassan
For thirty years, the United States has sent mixed messages to Israelis and Palestinians. While successive administrations have expressed support for a two-sta…
Policy Analysis
EgyptDemocracy and Governance
Failures of Authoritarian Governance in Egypt
Apr 28, 2021Khalil Al-Anani
On March 23, the world's attention turned to Egypt as traffic in the strategic Suez Canal was disrupted after the 400-meter container ship, the Ever Given, ran…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The Challenges of Holding Palestinian Elections under Occupation
Apr 27, 2021
On April 27, 2021, Arab Center Washington DC and the Institute for Palestine Studies cosponsored a virtual panel discussion titled “The Challenges of Holding P…