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Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
The Biden Administration and Israel/Palestine Policy: What to Expect
Jan 7, 2021
Lara Friedman joins host Yousef Munayyer to discuss the expected Israel/Palestine policy of the incoming Biden Administration and the damage caused by the Trum…
Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The Gulf
Saudi Arabia Ends the GCC Crisis
Jan 7, 2021Imad K. Harb
It finally happened: the GCC crisis is seemingly over. The 41st summit meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) succeeded in surmounting the three-and-a-h…
Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
The Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy: Key Features and Likely Changes
Jan 6, 2021Unit for Political Studies
Having won the American presidential election, and despite incumbent President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede, Democratic candidate and President-elect Joe …
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelEducation and Development
Building a Nation without a State: Civil Society in Palestine
Dec 23, 2020Yara M. Asi
Never before has the Palestinian Authority (PA) seemed so isolated. American policy under President Donald Trump has unprecedentedly and openly been favorable …
Policy Analysis
SomaliaSecurity and Defense
Increasing Contestation over the Red Sea and Horn of Africa
Dec 23, 2020Gregory Aftandilian
Growing international and regional involvement in the Red Sea-Horn of Africa theater has made this area a potential hot spot that is somewhat reminiscent of Be…
Podcast
Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
Israel’s Effort to Silence Dissent in the US
Dec 22, 2020
Diala Shamas joins host Yousef Munayyer to discuss the efforts by Israel to silence any criticism of the occupation in the United States and go after BDS activ…
Viewpoint
MoroccoJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Morocco’s Unmissed Opportunity in the Western Sahara
Dec 21, 2020Mohamed Daadaoui
In a final act by his administration, President Donald Trump announced that Morocco and Israel will normalize relations, making the kingdom the fourth Arab cou…
Op-Eds
LevantProtests and Activism
Warning to All Tyrants: The Arab Spring Lives On
Dec 18, 2020Khalil Al-Anani
A decade ago, a young Tunisian, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire to protest his economic and social conditions, sparking a series of Arab uprisings and re…
Event Video
MoroccoUS Foreign Policy
Morocco-Israel Normalization: Implications for International Law, Regional Peace, and US Policy
Dec 17, 2020Yousef Munayyer Tamara Kharroub
On December 17, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a webinar titled “Morocco-Israel Normalization: Implications for International Law, Regional Peace…
Intern Corner
IraqClimate and Environment
Mitigating Conflict over Water in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin
Dec 15, 2020Yoseph Hamid
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)—the most water-scarce region in the world—has arguably borne the brunt of climate change in the planet. Nowhere is this…
Policy Analysis
SudanUS Foreign Policy
The Biden Presidency Could Help Democratic Transition in Sudan
Dec 15, 2020Abdelkhalig Shaib
When former Vice President Joe Biden won the election following four tumultuous years under President Donald Trump, the Sudanese government and people had a qu…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Ending Palestinian-Israeli Coordination Is Hard to Do
Dec 15, 2020Jonathan Kuttab
On November 17, the Palestinian Authority’s minister for Israeli affairs, Hussein Al Sheikh announced on Twitter that the PA decided to resume coordination wit…