Authoritarianism in the Arab world has assumed many shapes and shades in the decades since the end of formal European colonialism in the mid-twentieth century.…
Policy Analysis
IranUS Foreign Policy
US Diplomacy with Iran Is Needed to Achieve Security in the Middle East
Now that President Joe Biden has completed his trip to the Middle East, his administration will likely make one last bid to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, …
Laura Rozen and Yousef Munayyer discuss the Vienna nuclear talks, how close the parties are to a deal, and what needs to happen to reach one. Rozen is a vetera…
Event Video
Security and Defense
Weapons Sales in the Middle East: Economics, Priorities, and Human Cost
Sep 15, 2021
The fourth panel of our sixth annual conference focuses on the economics, priorities, and impacts of weapons sales in the Middle East and North Africa. Speaker…
Event Video
IranUS Foreign Policy
US Policy toward Iran: Escalation vs Diplomacy
Dec 2, 2020
Arab Center Washington DC convened this webinar to discuss recent developments and escalation of tensions with Iran and to analyze the future of US policy ther…
Video
YemenConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Saudi Involvement in Yemen: Past Thinking and Current Regrets
May 26, 2020
Dr. Imad K. Harb, Director or Research and Analysis at Arab Center Washington DC, spoke with Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at Rice …
On December 2, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held a webinar titled “US Policy toward Iran: Escalation vs. Diplomacy.”
Panel Discussions
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
Deconstructing the Soleimani Killing: Implications for the Region and Beyond
Jan 10, 2020
On January 16, 2020, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) convened a panel at the National Press Club to address the US killing of Iran’s Major General Qassem Solei…
Panel Discussions
IranUS Foreign Policy
Confrontation in the Gulf: Unpacking Recent Escalations and the Prospects of US-Iran Talks
Aug 8, 2019
Arab Center Washington DC held a briefing on August 8, 2019 to discuss the current tensions in the Arabian Gulf, the possibility of war between the US and Iran…