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Tamara Kharroub: Impeaching Trump Would be Bad for the Middle East
May 29, 2017Tamara Kharroub
It's liberals' favorite fantasy right now, but a President Pence could end up being much, much worse than Donald Trump ever could be.Read more
Policy Analysis
LevantJustice, Equality, and Human Rights
Gaping Holes in Trump’s Well-Received Speech
May 26, 2017Imad K. Harb
President Trump’s speech on better relations with Muslims exposed flaws and gaping holes the Administration will have to correct if it wants to advance its int…
Washington Policy Weekly
IranSecurity and Defense
Congressional Update – Week Ending May 26, 2017
May 26, 2017Marcus Montgomery
President Trump visits the Middle East and signs arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Congress proposes legislation regarding Iran, Syria, and violent extremism.
Policy Analysis
LevantReligion and Politics
Trump’s Riyadh Speech: Same Intolerance, Different Packaging, No Strategy
May 24, 2017Tamara Kharroub
Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia received praise and acclaim but it is hard to see if the president has indeed changed his opinion about Islam and Muslims.
Policy Analysis
LevantDemocracy and Governance
Human Rights in the Constitution: A Survey of the Arab Uprisings
May 24, 2017Mai El-Sadany
When Arab citizens took to the streets in peaceful uprisings throughout 2011, their demands included “freedom,” “justice,” and “dignity.” Their governments rea…
Policy Analysis
LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Beyond the Trump-Erdoğan Meeting: The Rise of Eurasianists and Turkey’s Syria Policy
May 23, 2017Mustafa Gurbuz
A structural change in Turkey’s political system is gradually forcing serious changes in the country’s foreign policy toward Syria, the Gulf countries, Russia,…
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Arab Constitutions in the 21st Century
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
Panel Discussions
Democracy and Governance
Arab Constitutions in the 21st Century
May 23, 2017
On May 23, 2017, the Arab Center Washington (ACW) held an event titled “Arab Constitutions in the 21st Century.”
Washington Policy Weekly
IranReligion and Politics
Congressional Update – Week Ending May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017Marcus Montgomery
Syria bill imposing sanctions on Asad regime and its supporters passes the House, and US Treasury places sanctions on these individuals and entities. Several b…
Op-Eds
Mustafa Gurbuz: What’s going on inside Trump’s National Security Council?
May 18, 2017
On the eve of Trump's first Middle East visit, a power struggle over the shape of US policy is brewing in the National Security Council.Read more
Policy Analysis
LebanonDemocracy and Governance
Once Again, Lebanon Faces the Ghost of a Political Vacuum
May 17, 2017Joe Macaron
Lebanon’s sectarian consensus rule raises questions about the functionality of the country’s political system. An agreement on its new electoral law is needed …
Policy Analysis
IraqIdentity Politics and Sectarianization
Iraq Beyond the Islamic State
May 17, 2017Charles W. Dunne
After the defeat of ISIL and the reconquest of Mosul, how will Iraq’s government address the lingering issues of national identity, minorities, and Kurdish asp…