• Featured Speakers
    IraqUS Foreign Policy

    The Battle for Mosul: Political Implications for the Next Administration

    Nov 29, 2016

    On November 29, 2016, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a talk by Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Qassab on the political Implications of the battle for Mosul.

  • Khalil Jahshan speaks about Trump and the elections on “Arab Voices”

    Nov 18, 2016

    Khalil Jahshan speaks on the radio program Arab Voices about the U.S. elections, Trump’s victory, what we might expect in terms of foreign policy from the next…

  • Op-Eds

    Tamara Kharroub: Arab Democracy and Human Rights in the Trump Era

    Nov 18, 2016Tamara Kharroub

    The US can no longer assume the role of the leading superpower in championing the values of pluralism and inclusion.Read More

  • Op-Eds

    Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and his Syria Policy

    Nov 18, 2016Radwan Ziadeh

    Closer US ties with Russia would be disastrous for the Syrian people, who are suffering severe bombardment from the Assad regime and Russian fighter jets.Read …

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    Understanding the Conditions Leading to Trump’s Victory

    Nov 17, 2016Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)

    Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election on November 8 came as a complete shock to many in the United States and abroad, as if the statistical li…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Congressional Update – November 17, 2016

    Nov 17, 2016

    (1) Congressional Elections Senate Results: The failure by the Democrats to gain control of the Senate is a bitter loss for the Democratic Party. A few short w…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Mosul will not be Truly Liberated Without Strong Political Leadership

    Nov 17, 2016Mustafa Gurbuz

    The military victory in Mosul will not be sufficient unless the United States finds a political resolution, in cooperation with local parties, that addresses S…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    House Votes in Favor of Syria Sanctions

    Nov 17, 2016

    On Tuesday, November 15, the House agreed, by a unanimous voice vote, to pass HR5732, the Caesar Civilian Protection Act of 2016, a bill that would impose new …

  • Policy Analysis
    US Domestic Politics and Elections

    What can President-elect Trump achieve with a Republican Congress?

    Nov 17, 2016Roxanne Perugino

    Election ResultsIn a departure from the voter tradition of preferring a divided government, i.e. one party controlling the presidency and another the Congress,…

  • Foreign Policy: For Muslim Americans, Fear and Shock at a Trump Presidency

    Nov 14, 2016

    ACW Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan contributed to Foreign Policy's article on the reactions of Muslim Americans to the results of the 2016 presidential e…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    November 8: What’s at stake for the Arab world?

    Nov 7, 2016Joe Macaron

    What motivates the Arab world’s interest in the 2016 US presidential election is primarily the concern about Washington’s role in the Middle East as well as th…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantDemocracy and Governance

    Arab Issues Awaiting the Next President

    Nov 7, 2016Imad K. Harb

    Amidst the maelstrom that is the presidential election, American foreign policy has regressed to the uncomfortable and neglected recesses reserved for untoucha…