Publications
- Policy Analysis
IraqViolent ExtremismThe Islamic State Is Trying to Rebound
Aug 29, 2024Gregory AftandilianTaking 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…
- Policy Analysis
TurkeyRegional Relations and GeopoliticsErdoğan’s Renewed Push for Syria Reconciliation: Domestic Pressures and Regional Dynamics
Jul 25, 2024Salim ÇevikTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his most explicit appeal yet to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Setting a high bar for the future of relations, E…
- Policy Analysis
LebanonMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsLebanon Needs Help in Dealing with Its Syrian Refugees
Jul 10, 2024Imad K. HarbThe dangerous saber-rattling and bloody confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel have partly obscured serious domestic challenges facing Lebanon and the car…
- Policy Analysis
LevantUS Foreign PolicyUS Troops to Stay in Syria and Iraq but Perhaps Not for Long
Feb 22, 2024Gregory AftandilianIn recent weeks, there have been meetings in Washington and in Baghdad about the presence in Iraq and Syria of US troops, whose official mandate is to aid loca…
Multimedia
- Event Video
SyriaRegional Relations and GeopoliticsArab Normalization with the Assad Regime: Domestic and International Implications.
Apr 27, 2023Arab Center Washington DC held a briefing on April 25, 2023 with Dr. Bader Jamous, President of the Syrian Negotiation Commission, Sheikh Salem Al-Meslet, Pres…
- Event Video
SyriaMigrants, Refugees, and IDPsThe Aftermath of the Syria-Turkey Earthquake: Humanitarian Crises and Geopolitical Challenges
Feb 28, 2023Experts discuss the situation in northern Syria and southern Turkey, the magnitude of the humanitarian catastrophe, local and international responses, and the …
- Event Video
SyriaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionGovernance and Territorial Fragmentation in Syria: Assessing the Humanitarian and Political Challenges
Aug 2, 2022On August 2, Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) hosted a webinar titled “Governance and Territorial Fragmentation in Syria: Assessing the Humanitarian and Politic…
Webinars & Events
- Webinar
The Arab WorldRegional Relations and GeopoliticsChina’s Growing Role in the Middle East: Regional Geopolitics and US Policy
Aug 10, 2023Experts discuss China’s evolving foreign policy and its increased engagements in the MENA region, as well as their implications for regional geopolitics, the g…
- Featured SpeakersSyriaRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Arab Normalization with the Assad Regime: Domestic and International Implications
Apr 25, 2023Speaker Bio:Bader Jamous is the President of the Syrian Negotiation Commission. He defected from the Assad regime at the beginning of the Syrian Revolution and…
