• Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Congressional Update – March 11, 2016

    Mar 11, 2016

    1. IsraelUS-Israel Economic Relationship: On March 1, Senators David Perdue (R-Georgia), Jon Tester (D-Montana) and Chris Coons (D-Delaware) introduced SRes 38…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Saudi Arabia Goes on the Offensive against Hezbollah

    Mar 8, 2016Joe Macaron

    Saudi Arabia’s explicit identification of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah as a strategic threat is a tipping point in the underlying tensions between both sides. …

  • Press Releases

    Syria Peace Talks Resume in Geneva amid More Concerns & Uncertainties

    Mar 1, 2016

    On Monday February 29th, Arab Center Washington DC hosted a panel discussion on the Syrian peace talks titled “Syria Peace Talks Resume in Geneva amid More Con…

  • Featured Speakers
    Palestine/IsraelDemocracy and Governance

    Israel’s Legislative Campaign Against Democracy: A Discussion with Haneen Zoabi

    Mar 1, 2016

    On Tuesday March 1st, Arab Center Washington DC hosted a talk by Haneen Zoabi, Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset since 2009 and the first woman elected…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    LebanonUS Foreign Policy

    Congressional Update – February 29, 2016

    Feb 29, 2016

    1. Terrorism(1) Designating the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization (HR 3892) – On February 23, the House Judiciary Committee approved HR 3892,…

  • Video

    Syria Peace Talks Resume in Geneva

    Feb 29, 2016

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  • Policy Analysis
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    US in Libya: The Challenges of a Third Front against ISIL

    Feb 25, 2016Joe Macaron

    President Barack Obama’s Administration is considering the opening of a critical third front against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Libya. …

  • Panel Discussions
    SyriaConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Syria Peace Talks Resume in Geneva amid More Concerns & Uncertainties

    Feb 29, 2016

    On Monday February 29th, Arab Center Washington DC hosted a panel discussion on the Syrian peace talks titled “Syria Peace Talks Resume in Geneva amid More Con…

  • Policy Analysis
    IranSecurity and Defense

    The Emergence of a New Triangular Relationship in the Middle East

    Jan 29, 2016Joe Macaron

    The implementation of the Iran nuclear deal on January 16 reinforced the emergence of a new triangular relationship in the Middle East involving the United Sta…

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    IranMigrants, Refugees, and IDPs

    Congressional Update – January 20th, 2016

    Jan 20, 2016Roxanne Perugino

    Roxanne Perugino

  • Public Opinion Survey
    Pie chart indicating the Arab world has an overwhelmingly negative view of ISIL (ISIS).
    SyriaViolent Extremism

    The 2015 Arab Opinion Index: ISIL and Syria

    Dec 21, 2015

    The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies 2015 Arab Opinion Index (AOI) was based on 18,311 face-to-face interviews conducted in 12 different Arab countr…