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IranDemocracy and Governance
Raisi Departs, But Iran Remains Khamenei’s Realm
May 20, 2024Imad K. Harb
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s death comes at a particularly precarious time for the Islamic Republic. While important, considering the monumental news, Sup…
Op-Eds
Israel Policy Could Cost Biden the White House—and Us Democracy
May 20, 2024Yousef Munayyer
Democrats should be very worried about November because the White House’s pro-Israel policy may well cost them dearly in an election that could be decided by u…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Seven Months of War on Gaza, Israel Is in International Distress
May 17, 2024Mtanes Shihadeh
The Israeli government has described the war on Gaza since last October as an “existential war and a second war of independence.” Israel’s official and public …
From our Affiliates
Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Israel’s Rafah Incursion: How Far Can Netanyahu Go on Ignoring US Policy?
May 16, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Ignoring warnings from his international allies, especially in Washington, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on 6 May greenlighted a “limited” milita…
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Palestine/IsraelUS Domestic Politics and Elections
Congress’s Crackdown on Campus Protests and the Threat to Civil Liberties
May 15, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich
It has been a month since student protests started at Columbia University with the establishment of a protest encampment on April 17. In response, students aro…
Policy Analysis
Saudi ArabiaUS Foreign Policy
The Gaza Crisis Pushes Washington and Riyadh Closer
May 15, 2024Daniel Brumberg
Hamas’s May 6 acceptance of a hostage deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar was surely designed to induce the White House to pressure Israel to produce a counteroff…
Policy Analysis
YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Divergent Saudi-Emirati Agendas Cripple Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council
May 15, 2024Afrah Nasser
Two years into its existence, Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) still has not effectively addressed critical problems facing the country: a dire ec…
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Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
What do the US Student Encampments Mean for the Democrats?
May 14, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Universities across the United States, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and UC Berkeley, have transformed into scenes of protest against the ongoing Israeli …
Policy Analysis
SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
One Year On: The Calamities of the Sudan Conflict
May 14, 2024Imad K. Harb
Thirteen months have passed since the eruption of the military dispute between Sudan’s powerful generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the Sudanese Armed F…
Policy Analysis
Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
American Student Protest Movements, Then and Now
May 10, 2024Rami G. Khouri
Watching university students protest in the United States over the past three weeks begs the question of whether they will end American support for Israel’s ge…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Journalism under Fire: Risking It All to Tell the Story
May 9, 2024
No war has seen so many journalists killed so quickly as the Israeli war on Gaza. Two years ago, Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing was condemned around the world, ye…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Lunch Keynote Conversation – Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium
May 9, 2024
Ayman Mohyeldin, Host of the “Ayman” show on MSNBC, and Yousef Munayyer, Head of Palestine/Israel Program, Arab Center Washington DC, discuss the challenges jo…