• Viewpoint
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Russia has abandoned all restraint in its support of Assad

    Feb 8, 2018Imad K. Harb

    It appears that Russia has decided to fully throw in its weight behind Bashar al-Assad’s regime and in fact take part in bombing civilian targets. I think Russ…

  • Op-Eds

    Imad K. Harb: Trump Snubs Congress in Putin’s Service

    Feb 8, 2018Imad K. Harb

    The Trump administration is failing to confront Russia's past and current behavior, and is setting a dangerous example to other leaders. Read more

  • Video
    QatarUS Foreign Policy

    US-Qatar Relations: Uncertainty or Strategic Partnership?

    Feb 8, 2018

    How will US-Qatari relations continue to evolve under the Trump Administration? What are the major objectives and outcomes of this week’s strategic meetings? W…

  • Policy Analysis
    Saudi ArabiaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Fits and Starts Characterize UN Mediation in Yemen, Syria, and Libya

    United Nations diplomacy regarding Yemen, Syria, and Libya may be undergoing a period of fatigue, or perhaps exhaustion, in searching for efficient formulas to…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    An Unsettling Overview of the Middle East in 2018

    It is clear from ongoing developments in the Middle East that the United States and Russia will continue to play a role that meets their own national interests…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfSecurity and Defense

    The Aden Battle and Yemen’s De Facto Partition

    Feb 2, 2018Joe Macaron

    It is clear from ongoing developments in the Middle East that the United States and Russia will continue to play a role that meets their own national interests…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantSecurity and Defense

    The Battle of Afrin and the Future of the Free Syrian Army

    Feb 2, 2018Radwan Ziadeh

    Low levels of mutual confidence between Washington and Ankara have subjected the American-Turkish strategic relationship to unwarranted dangers and challenges.

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptUS Foreign Policy

    The Middle East Nuclear Picture: Peaceful Programs or Not, Cause for Concern

    Feb 2, 2018Charles W. Dunne

    Focusing solely on the Iranian nuclear program has made Washington oblivious to some significant nuclear developments in other parts of the Middle East.

  • Press Releases

    US-Qatar Relations: Uncertainty or Strategic Partnership?

    Feb 2, 2018

    For immediate releaseContact Nabil Sharaf202-750-4000, ext. 1007press@arabcenterdc.orgWashington, DC — February 2, 2018 — Arab Center Washington DC, a nonparti…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Congressional Update – Week Ending February 2, 2018

    Congress comes out in support of Syrians; President Trump delivers his first SOTU; US Diplomats pan the Middle East and Special Representative Greenblatt pushe…

  • Expert Interview
    QatarUS Foreign Policy

    Highlights: US-Qatar Relations: Uncertainty or Strategic Partnership?

    Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, Dr. Reem Al Ansari, and Dr. William Lawrence answer questions regarding the future of US-Qatar relations under the Trump Administration.