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LevantUS Foreign Policy
Trump and the Arab World: A First Year Assessment
Nov 9, 2017Imad K. Harb Zeina Azzam Gregory Aftandilian David B. Des Roches Charles W. Dunne Mustafa Gurbuz Khalil E. Jahshan Tamara Kharroub William Lawrence Joe Macaron Marcus Montgomery Yousef Munayyer
On behalf of Arab Center Washington DC (ACW), I am delighted to offer you this publicationtitled, Trump and the Arab World: A First Year Assessment. It include…
Op-Eds
Radwan Ziadeh: Why did negotiation fail in Geneva and succeed in Astana (in Arabic)
Nov 9, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
It was apparent that the latest Astana meetings were designed by Russia, Turkey, and Iran to produce predetermined results.Read more
Policy Analysis
North AfricaConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Emerging Security Challenges in North and West Africa
Nov 8, 2017Mohammed Cherkaoui
The appearance of stability in the countries of north and west Africa belies a dangerous reality of the existence of many extremist groups feeding on poor soci…
Op-Eds
Radwan Ziadeh: Time is up for calculations (in French)
Nov 8, 2017Radwan Ziadeh
The two recent rounds of talks in Astana bringing together the Syrian regime and the opposition had brought nothing new and were merely a facade.Read more
Op-Eds
Tamara Kharroub: Saudi Arabia is beating the drums of war, again
Nov 8, 2017Tamara Kharroub
Mohammed bin Salman's impulsive and antagonistic measures will come at a price, risking his survival as future king or disastrous wars across the region. Read …
Policy Analysis
JordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Bilateral Disagreements Aside, Jordan and Israel Agree on Syria
Nov 7, 2017Gregory Aftandilian
Jordan and Israel view military activities by Sunni extremists groups and by Hezbollah as threats and are using their developing ties with Russia to try to mit…
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaDemocracy and Governance
Is Mohammed bin Salman Overplaying His Hand?
Nov 6, 2017Imad K. Harb
Mohammed bin Salman may think that consolidating power in his hands will help the kingdom face its challenges, but he would do well to know that sidelining imp…
Policy Analysis
IraqRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Amid Regional Chaos, US Seeks Improved Saudi-Iraqi Ties
Nov 6, 2017Charles W. Dunne
Despite many pitfalls, the Trump Administration is quite keen on helping to improve relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq in an effort to contain Iranian inf…
Khalil Jahshan’s speaks with Alaraby TV on Yousef Al-Otaiba’s anti-BDS efforts (in Arabic)
Nov 6, 2017
November 3, 2017
Op-Eds
Imad K. Harb: Lebanese PM Saad Hariri resigns citing Iranian meddling
Nov 4, 2017Imad K. Harb
For Hariri to make the announcement in Riyadh "basically means he can't have control over his government or his country.Read more
Policy Analysis
LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Is Palestinian Reconciliation Viable This Time?
Nov 3, 2017Khalil E. Jahshan
The Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement is the product of political manipulation between parties that lack confidence in each other’s strategic objectives. Th…
Washington Policy Weekly
IranProtests and Activism
Congressional Update – Week Ending November 3, 2017
Nov 3, 2017Marcus Montgomery
Senators debate amending INARA and grill Tillerson, Mattis on AUMF; State Department approves foreign military sales; ACLU highlights legal implications for an…