• Op-Eds

    Marcus Montgomery: Trump’s leadership void on Iran

    Trump is obsessed with a 'win' on Iran, but but has neither the capacity nor vision to make it happen. Read more

  • Khalil Jahshan speaks to KUNA about Trump’s two-state proposal

    Sep 29, 2018

    ACW Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan was interviewed by Kuwait News Agency about President Trump's declared support for a two-state solution after meeting …

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Congressional Update – Week Ending September 28, 2018

    Sep 28, 2018Marcus Montgomery

    While Trump and company take their anti-Iran campaign to the UN General Assembly, Congress entertains a slate of legislation regarding Syria, Hamas, Hezbollah,…

  • Policy Analysis
    The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfSecurity and Defense

    US Involvement in Yemen: Changing Course Required as Disaster Worsens

    Sep 26, 2018Charles W. Dunne

    With no end in sight, no exit strategy, and little to show for its involvement so far, the US should revise its strategy soon or face mounting international an…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    Cabinet Stalemate in Lebanon May Be Delaying a Political Confrontation

    Sep 24, 2018Joe Macaron

    Four months after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was designated to lead a national unity government on May 24, there appears to be no end in sight for the…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Oslo at 25: Long Dead and Now Finally Buried?

    Sep 24, 2018Yousef Munayyer

    For 25 years, the Oslo process has been dying a slow death because of Palestinian weakness, overemphasis on ensuring Israeli security, and the Trump Administra…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranSecurity and Defense

    Congressional Update – Week Ending September 23, 2018

    Sep 24, 2018Marcus Montgomery

    I. Congress1) LegislationResolution Requiring Congressional Authorization for Military Action. On September 13, Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Walter Jones…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranUS Domestic Politics and Elections

    Congressional Update – Week Ending September 14, 2018

    Sep 14, 2018Marcus Montgomery

    I. Congress1) LegislationIranian Proxies Terrorist Sanctions Act. This week, a cadre of GOP senators introduced S. 3431 to place pressure on Iraqi militias tha…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Time to Reboot American-Iraqi Relations

    Sep 13, 2018Charles W. Dunne

    As the conflict in Syria draws to its inevitable bloody close, the United States can't afford to ignore Iraq. In fact, it is time to reboot US-Iraqi relations.

  • Op-Eds

    Tamara Kharroub: Supporting Palestine is no longer ‘political suicide’ for US progressives

    Sep 13, 2018Tamara Kharroub

    Democratic candidates have had to temper their message on Palestine, but their success is testament to a shift in the debate. Read more

  • Viewpoint
    LevantInternational Law

    The Trump Administration’s “Peace Plan” Threatens Global Peace and Security

    Sep 12, 2018Tamara Kharroub

    On September 10, 2018, the United States ordered the closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) office in Washington, DC. A statement by the Depa…

  • Policy Analysis
    EgyptDemocracy and Governance

    Five Years after Sisi’s Coup: Soul Searching, Resistance, and Division

    Sep 12, 2018Daniel Brumberg

    Sisi is building a full autocracy in Egypt. He will not be intimidated by pushback from state-linked elites but by a genuine healing of the Islamist-secular br…

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