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  • Policy Analysis
    TunisiaDemocracy and Governance

    Kais Saied’s Policies and Practices May Lead to an Explosion in Tunisia

    Sep 6, 2024Patricia Karam

    Tunisia has experienced a disquieting authoritarian regression over the last few years following promising beginnings as a young democracy after the January 20…

  • Fresh Take
    Palestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The West Bank and Israel’s Genocidal War

    Sep 5, 2024

    Hanna Alshaikh discusses how the West Bank is part of Israel's genocidal war against the Palestinians.

  • Research Paper
    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    The Failure of Political Sectarianism in Lebanon

    Sep 4, 2024Imad K. Harb

    As Lebanon finds itself on the precipice of a war with Israel, its political system suffers from complete stalemate and its economy exhibits clear signs of str…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    If Elected, Harris to Keep Arms Supplies to Israel

    Sep 3, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN that she would not change US policy on regarding arms transfers to Israel should she win the November 5 election. Harris …

  • Policy Analysis
    IranDemocracy and Governance

    Iran’s New President and Foreign Minister Stand on the Edge of a Precipice

    Aug 30, 2024Daniel Brumberg

    Commenting on Hezbollah’s retaliation to Israel’s August 25 pre-emptive strike on its positions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani asserted tha…

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqViolent Extremism

    The Islamic State Is Trying to Rebound

    Aug 29, 2024Gregory Aftandilian

    Taking advantage of the world’s attention to the Israel-Hamas and Israel-Hezbollah conflicts, the so-called Islamic State (IS) is trying to reconstitute itself…

  • Event Video
    Security and Defense

    Military Expenditure in MENA: Implications for Human Rights, Governance, & Socioeconomic Development

    Aug 28, 2024

    Arab Center Washington DC, in partnership with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programm…

  • From our Affiliates
    YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    A Fragile but Enduring Truce in Yemen 

    Aug 27, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies

    On April 1, 2022, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced a two-month truce between the country’s warring parties. This truce was extended twi…

  • Policy Analysis
    Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism

    Palestinian Cultural Resistance in the Service of the National Project

    Aug 27, 2024Salim Nuqul

    The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has significantly shaped the political, social, and cultural identity of the Palestinian people. Spanning over a century, this…

  • Washington Policy Weekly

    Washington Policy Weekly: Harris Uses DNC to Affirm US Support for Israel

    Aug 26, 2024Ethan Mayer-Rich

    Vice President Kamala Harris declared at the DNC that “now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done.” Harris told the crowd that she “will a…

  • Intern Corner
    EgyptMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    How Egypt has Failed Palestinians in Gaza

    Aug 22, 2024Emily Costello

    Egypt’s policy for Palestinian refugees has worsened the already immense suffering of those fleeing the war on Gaza. Corruption within the border security appa…

  • Policy Analysis
    TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics

    Turkey Is Not an Actor in the Gaza Conflict

    Aug 21, 2024Salim Çevik

    Prior to the Hamas attack on October 7, Turkey was in the process of political reconciliation with Israel. Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Turkey in 202…