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LibyaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Haftar’s Secession Must Not Stand
May 2, 2020Imad K. Harb
General Haftar's unilateral abrogation of the 2015 Skhirat Agreement is illegal and that his secession in areas under his control paves the way for Libya's dis…
Op-Eds
The Netanyahu-Gantz coalition farce
May 1, 2020Khalil E. Jahshan
The Netanyahu-Gantz coalition is nothing more than a shaky political agreement designed to serve the narrow personal agendas of Machiavellian politicians.Read …
Viewpoint
Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance
The Netanyahu-Gantz Coalition Farce
Apr 30, 2020Khalil E. Jahshan
The emerging differences about the issue of annexation between the two coalition partners could become the massive rock on which their agreement is apt to cras…
Video
LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
COVID-19 under Apartheid
Apr 30, 2020
On April 30, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a webinar on “COVID-19 under Apartheid.” The speakers were Diana Buttu, a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer…
Webinar
LevantDemocracy and Governance
Arab Economies Post COVID-19: Prospects, Recovery Efforts, and Recommended Measures
May 6, 2020
On May 6, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan conducted an interview with Dr. Jihad Azour, Director of the International Monet…
Policy Analysis
LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Playing Politics with Aid: Israel’s Response to COVID-19 in Gaza
Apr 29, 2020Yousef Munayyer
Yousef Munayyer asserts that Israel's facilitation of COVID-19-related aid to Gaza will largely further one overarching priority: to serve Israel's political o…
Viewpoint
YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Unified Yemen May Soon Cease to Exist
Apr 27, 2020Imad K. Harb
With President Hadi too weak to respond to the self-rule declaration by the UAE- supported Southern Transitional Council, and Saudi Arabia too economically tro…
Policy Analysis
SyriaDemocracy and Governance
Syria’s Authoritarian Regime and COVID-19
Apr 24, 2020Radwan Ziadeh
Syria's delayed admission of COVID-19 cases was dictated by the regime's political calculations and its hope to use the cover of the pandemic to avoid sanction…
Policy Analysis
AlgeriaDemocracy and Governance
COVID-19 Promises Algeria Uncertainty, Danger, and—Perhaps—Opportunity
Apr 23, 2020Daniel Brumberg
Daniel Brumberg discusses the political and economic circumstances surrounding the Algerian military's handling of the coronavirus epidemic, using the situatio…
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LibyaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Will the Defeat of Haftar in the West of Libya Lead to Reviving the Political Process?
Apr 22, 2020Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)
Haftar's losses in recent battles in western Libya may convince him and his domestic and foreign supporters that they should pursue a peaceful resolution to th…
Policy Analysis
OmanDemocracy and Governance
Continuity in Oman’s Problems and Policy Prescriptions
Apr 21, 2020Imad K. Harb
Oman is likely to continue to follow the policy prescriptions of the late Sultan Qaboos, Imad K. Harb writes, but the new ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, may …
Video
LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Church Activism and Middle East Peace in the Shadow of COVID-19
Apr 21, 2020
A conversation with Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon, Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace, regarding church activism during the coronavirus pandemic.…