Regions

Policy Analysis
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
Saudi Arabia Prefers Implicit Normalization with Israel
Sep 18, 2020Daniel Brumberg
Signed at the White House on September 15, the new peace agreements between Israel on the one side and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain on the other …
Policy Analysis
LebanonRegional Relations and Geopolitics
The French Initiative in Lebanon: Endgame and Challenges
Sep 16, 2020Joe Macaron
French President Emmanuel Macron has been leading a charm offensive in Lebanon since the August 4th Beirut explosion as Paris seeks to reinvigorate its role in…
Policy Analysis
JordanRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Egypt-Iraq-Jordan Alliance Tries to Change Middle East Dynamics
Sep 16, 2020Curtis R. Ryan
On August 25, 2020, the leaders of Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan met in Amman for the third in a succession of meetings marking ever-closer relations between the thr…
Policy Analysis
North AfricaGlobal Health and Health Policy
North African Autocrats Use the Pandemic to Expand Power, Settle Scores
Sep 15, 2020Charles W. Dunne
Many months have passed since the novel coronavirus epidemic began, with wide-ranging and often devastating health, economic, and social ramifications. The pol…
Policy Analysis
JordanEducation and Development
Teachers’ Anger Reflects Jordan’s Economic and Political Strains
Sep 9, 2020Gregory Aftandilian
The crackdown on the Jordanian Teachers Syndicate this summer is in many ways emblematic of mounting political and economic problems facing the Hashemite Kingd…
Policy Analysis
SyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Russian-Turkish-Iranian Cross-Purposes on Syria’s Future
Sep 8, 2020Daniel Brumberg
On August 24, the United Nations-sponsored Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings reconvened in Geneva. UN Envoy Geir Peterson, the chair of the meeting, dec…
Viewpoint
UAESecurity and Defense
Comments on the UAE’s Acquisition of the F-35
Sep 8, 2020Abdulwahab Al-Qassab
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have condoned the sale of the advanced American F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the United Arab Emirates afte…
Featured Speakers
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
Annexation Update: Internal Israeli Dynamics
Jul 29, 2020
On July 29, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC’s Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan hosted a virtual briefing with Dr. Honaida Ghanim, General Director of the P…
Webinar
TunisiaDemocracy and Governance
Political Wrangling in Tunisia: The Democratization Process a Decade after the Arab Spring
Aug 13, 2020
On August 13, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a webinar titled “Political Wrangling in Tunisia: The Democratization Process a Decade after the Ara…
Webinar
LebanonDemocracy and Governance
Lebanon after the Beirut Explosion: Overcoming Multiple Crises
Aug 19, 2020
On August 19, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a webinar on the theme, “Lebanon after the Beirut Explosion: Overcoming Multiple Crises.”
Panel Discussions
Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy
US Policy Reversal on Israeli Settlements: The Rationale and Implications of the Trump Administration’s Proclamation
Nov 22, 2019
On November 22, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a panel at its headquarters titled “US Policy Reversal on Israeli Settlements.”
Panel Discussions
LebanonProtests and Activism
Lebanon’s Protests and Prospects for Change
Dec 10, 2019
On December 10, 2019, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) organized a panel at the National Press Club titled “Lebanon’s Protests and Prospects for Change.”