• Washington Policy Weekly
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Congressional Update – Week Ending April 14, 2017

    Apr 14, 2017ACW’s Research & Analysis Unit

    Members of Congress approve the American strike on Syria but demands increase for a war authorization before any further action against the country.

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantIdentity Politics and Sectarianization

    Perceptions of ISIL in the Arab World

    Apr 14, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    Arab autocrats can no longer argue that Arabs are satisfied with authoritarian rule. New social movements have emerged after the Arab Spring advocating for hum…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantDemocracy and Governance

    The Trump Administration’s Complicated Middle East Map

    Apr 12, 2017Charles W. Dunne

    As the 2016 US presidential campaign wound its way through a long string of primaries, fundraisers, and an almost unimaginable marathon of candidate debates, d…

  • The Washington Report writes about ACW’s Recent Event on Egypt

    Apr 12, 2017

    Five days before Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visited the White House, the Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) and the Project on Middle East Democracy …

  • Public Opinion Survey
    Bar chart showing growing public opinion that citizens in the Arab world feel they are free to criticize their own government.
    Public Opinion

    2016 Arab Opinion Index : Executive Summary

    Apr 12, 2017

    The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) in Doha, Qatar, published its annual Arab Opinion Index for 2016, which measures public opinion across …

  • Op-Eds

    Radwan Ziadeh: Trump and Syria after the Khan Sheikhoun Massacre (in Arabic)

    Apr 11, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    The Trump administration has to realize that any commitment in Syria would be a long-term commitment that would guarantee the ending of one of the worst catast…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    A Dramatic American Change on Syria, but Will It Be Consequential?

    Apr 7, 2017Imad K. Harb

    As a limited attack on a Syrian military base, the American operation is not likely to rise to the status of being a game changer in Syria.

  • Washington Policy Weekly
    EgyptConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Congressional Update – Week Ending April 7, 2017

    Apr 7, 2017ACW’s Research & Analysis Unit

    I. Congressional ScheduleThe House has adjourned for the two-week Easter recess and will reconvene on Tuesday, April 25. The Senate is expected to adjourn toda…

  • Op-Eds

    Radwan Ziadeh: How Can We Prevent Syria’s Partition (in Arabic)

    Apr 6, 2017Radwan Ziadeh

    There are many analyses and proposals in Washington on how to govern Syria after the end of the conflict, many of which are based on the idea of partitioning S…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    The Outsider Diplomat: Tillerson Strives to Define his Role

    Apr 6, 2017Joe Macaron

    After two months in office, Tillerson is gradually coping in his new job; his success or failure will indeed have a significant impact on US foreign policy in …

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