• Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantSecurity and Defense

    Congressional Update – Week Ending October 12, 2018

    Oct 12, 2018Marcus Montgomery

    Senators pass a spate of Middle East-related bills before going on recess for the rest of the month; Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance rattles Washington, pittin…

  • Policy Analysis
    MoroccoJustice, Equality, and Human Rights

    Assessing Morocco’s Human Rights Picture: Constitutional Reform May Not Be Enough

    Oct 11, 2018Charles W. Dunne

    While Morocco’s constitutional changes were meant to limit the powers of the absolute monarchy, the Moroccan king remains the final arbiter of the political sy…

  • Policy Analysis
    International Law

    John Bolton vs. Bureaucratic Washington: Implications for the Middle East

    Oct 11, 2018Marcus Montgomery

    How effectively Bolton steers the NSC through the gauntlet of Washington’s bureaucracy will go a long way in determining US policy toward the Middle East and N…

  • Khalil Jahshan interviewed by France24 about Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance

    ACW Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan spoke to France24 about the effect of Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance on Turkey-Saudi ties.Read more

  • Op-Eds

    Imad K. Harb: Crisis in Yemen: America must end its weapons deliveries to Saudi Arabia

    Oct 9, 2018Imad K. Harb

    The Trump administration has once again decided to throw its weight behind the Saudi-Emirati war effort in Yemen that has contributed to creating one of the wo…

  • Policy Analysis
    International Law

    Trump’s Unprincipled “Principled Realism” Benefits Trump, Not the World

    Oct 5, 2018Daniel Brumberg

    Trump’s speech at the UNGA set out the basic dividing line that separates the Trump Administration from the normative, institutional, and legal consensus that …

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantUS Foreign Policy

    Congressional Update – Week Ending October 5, 2018

    Congress eyes a Syria strategy review and setting up a Palestinian Partnership Fund; new law could cost Arab allies; Rep. Speier hosts ex-Israeli security offi…

  • Op-Eds

    Khalil Jahshan: Jared Kushner’s Peace Plan Would Turn Jordan Upside Down

    If the Trump administration seeks to strip Palestinian refugees of their status, it will destabilize one of America’s closest allies in the region.Read more

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantInternational Law

    Arab Leaders Return from New York with Little to Show

    Oct 4, 2018Joe Macaron

    Representatives of Arab governments delivered their remarks at the United Nations General Assembly last week. A review of the 16 speeches shows that they focus…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantInternational Law

    A September to Forget: Trump, Netanyahu, and Abbas at the UNGA

    Oct 3, 2018Yousef Munayyer

    The major addresses by Trump, Netanyahu, and Abbas at the UN General Assembly failed to achieve any advances on the question of Palestine. The Palestinians con…

  • Op-Eds

    Marcus Montgomery: Trump’s leadership void on Iran

    Trump is obsessed with a 'win' on Iran, but but has neither the capacity nor vision to make it happen. Read more

  • Khalil Jahshan speaks to KUNA about Trump’s two-state proposal

    Sep 29, 2018Khalil E. Jahshan

    ACW Executive Director Khalil E. Jahshan was interviewed by Kuwait News Agency about President Trump's declared support for a two-state solution after meeting …