• Featured Speakers
    Palestine/IsraelUS Foreign Policy

    Prospects for Palestinian Statehood: UN Resolution 2334 and John Kerry’s Speech

    Jan 10, 2017

    Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) held its first ambassadorial luncheon of 2017 on January 10 with Ambassador Maen Areikat, Chief Representative of the PLO Gener…

  • From our Affiliates

    The Rise of the Right and the Adoption of the Clash of Civilizations – When Democracy Spawns the Antithesis of Liberalism

    Dec 30, 2016Azmi Bishara

    Experience confirms that participation in actual government limits the ability of right-wing populist parties to use their most important storyline of a politi…

  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    The Misplaced Hope of Lebanon’s Presidential Election

    Dec 1, 2016Imad K. Harb

    Developments in Lebanon during November 2016 made it increasingly evident that the election as president of Michel Aoun, former general and leader of the Refor…

  • Op-Eds

    Tamara Kharroub: Arab Democracy and Human Rights in the Trump Era

    Nov 18, 2016Tamara Kharroub

    The US can no longer assume the role of the leading superpower in championing the values of pluralism and inclusion.Read More

  • Policy Analysis
    IraqConflicts and Conflict Resolution

    Mosul will not be Truly Liberated Without Strong Political Leadership

    Nov 17, 2016Mustafa Gurbuz

    The military victory in Mosul will not be sufficient unless the United States finds a political resolution, in cooperation with local parties, that addresses S…

  • Policy Analysis
    LevantDemocracy and Governance

    Arab Issues Awaiting the Next President

    Nov 7, 2016Imad K. Harb

    Amidst the maelstrom that is the presidential election, American foreign policy has regressed to the uncomfortable and neglected recesses reserved for untoucha…

  • Video
  • Policy Analysis
    LebanonDemocracy and Governance

    End of Stalemate: A Loose Power-Sharing Agreement in Lebanon

    Oct 28, 2016Joe Macaron

    After a 30-month impasse that paralyzed the country’s governing institutions and questioned the legitimacy of the confessional system, the Lebanese Parliament …

  • Panel Discussions
    Public Opinion

    U.S. Elections 2016: Arab Public Opinion Poll

    Nov 1, 2016

    Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) conducted a public opinion survey in the Arab world on October 18-28, 2016, asking 3,600 respondents about their views on the U…

  • Press Releases

    US Elections 2016: Arab Public Opinion Poll

    Oct 26, 2016

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington DC - The Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) will be releasing the results of an Arab public opinion survey on the U.S. president…

  • Press Releases

    First Annual Conference – Democracy in the Arab World: The Obama Legacy and Beyond

    Oct 20, 2016

    The Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) convened its first annual conference on October 14, the focus of which was democracy in the Arab world. The panelists offer…