Washington Policy Weekly

I. Congress1) Hearings and BriefingsSenate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on UAE Arms Sales. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations…

Over the last few weeks, Arab Center Washington DC has chronicled how the Trump Administration has angled to cement its Middle…

House Expected to Pass Bills on Libya, Iraq, East Africa. The House suspended rules for the consideration of legislation and…

On October 28, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) published a report detailing how the Trump Administration was accelerating action in favor…

In response to the Trump Administration’s informal notification of its intent to sell 50, F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates,…

Tens of millions of American voters have already cast their ballots for president and there is less than one…

On October 20, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) introduced S. 4814 (see text here) in an effort to…

On October 13, the Stimson Center held a virtual discussion about the United States’ arms sales practices and, among other things,…

The full House Foreign Affairs Committee held a markup session this week where members considered, amended, and passed a slate of…

I. Congress1) LegislationSAFEGUARD Act. Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) introduced S. 4712—the Safeguarding Human Rights in Arms Exports, or SAFEGUARD A…

With just over 40 days remaining until the November 3rd presidential election, President Donald Trump is planning to use foreign…

Gulf Arab states were at the forefront of Washington’s attention this week. The Trump Administration was in a celebratory…

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced S. 4554 allowing for compensation to the victims and families of victims of Libyan state-sponsored terrorism.…

On August 26, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-New York), participated in a virtual…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo embarked on a five-state diplomatic tour this week, partly to revel in the so-called…

President Donald Trump and his administration declared August 13 a “historic day for peace in Middle East” after the White…

After over three and a half years of President Donald Trump’s steadfast support for Saudi Arabia, Saad Aljabri, “a…

House Democrats passed their fiscal year 2021 defense appropriations bill (H.R. 7617) this week. The bill authorizes the Pentagon to…

Over the course of President Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House, the Department of Defense has responded to…

This week, the House of Representatives passed its version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with bipartisan…