• Policy Analysis
    IraqProtests and Activism

    Will Iraq’s Protests Lead to Radical Change?

    The ongoing protests in Iraq indicate that the country’s youth, who are overwhelmingly Shia, have become disillusioned with status quo politics of control by I…

  • From our Affiliates
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfThe GCC

    Is a resolution of the GCC crisis imminent?

    Nov 18, 2019Ibrahim Fraihat

    Ibrahim Fraihat argues that the September 14 attack on Aramco has had a significant effect on Riyadh and has forced Saudi Arabia to revise its policies toward …

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Riyadh Agreement on Yemen: Arrangements and Chances of Success

    Nov 18, 2019Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)

    The Riyadh Agreement’s success will depend in large part on the local parties’ conviction that it serves their purposes at this time more than continued war do…

  • Op-Eds

    Imad K. Harb: Is Peace Coming to Yemen?

    Nov 17, 2019Imad K. Harb

    Saudi Arabia has taken decisive steps to eliminate divisions among allied Yemeni forces and engage the Houthis.Read more

  • Event Video

    Evangelical Christians and US Middle East Policy

    Nov 14, 2019Jonathan Kuttab

    On November 14, 2019, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a panel discussion at its headquarters titled “Evangelical Christians and US Middle East Policy.”

  • Panel Discussions
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Evangelical Christians and US Middle East Policy

    Nov 14, 2019

    On November 14, 2019, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a panel discussion at its headquarters titled “Evangelical Christians and US Middle East Policy.”

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantSecurity and Defense

    President Erdoğan Comes to Washington

    Nov 13, 2019Marcus Montgomery

    Marcus Montgomery posits that despite congressional opposition to his visit to the White House, Turkish President Erdoğan was sure to find a warm welcome from …

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Presidential Candidates Open to Leveraging American Support for Israel

    Nov 12, 2019Yousef Munayyer

    Yousef Munayyer says that some Democratic candidates for president may be open to taking concrete steps to decrease American complicity in Israel's abuses and …

  • Op-Eds

    Imad K. Harb: The new patriotism in Lebanon and Iraq

    Nov 12, 2019Imad K. Harb

    Lebanese and Iraqi demonstrators are picking up the banner of a dignified national identity that has been submerged under the guise of confessional formulas.Re…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    The Battle to Defeat Confessional Politics in Lebanon and Beyond

    Nov 11, 2019Daniel Brumberg

    Daniel Brumberg writes that despite demands for radical change, no force or group inside or outside Lebanon can predict what will happen if the country tries t…

  • Book Review
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians from Balfour to Trump by Khaled Elgindy

    Nov 11, 2019Jonathan Adler

    Khaled Elgindy argues that Trump’s approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the culmination of remarkably consistent policies across both Republican and…

  • Khalil E. Jahshan inteviewed by AlMamlaka TV regarding the return of Albaqoura to Jordan (in Arabic)

    Nov 11, 2019

    Arab Center Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan was interviewed by AlMamlaka TV regarding Jordan's decision not to renew Israel's lease of Albaqoura. Watch

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