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Policy Analysis
QatarMedia and Technology
Don’t Shoot the Mediator: The Campaign to Undermine Qatar’s Role in the Iran and Lebanon Ceasefires
Jul 17, 2026The Unit for Political Studies
Over the past three decades, conflict mediation has become a central pillar of Qatar’s foreign policy, building on a diplomatic model it had built around estab…
Intern Corner
The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfMedia and Technology
The Landscape of Surveillance in the Gulf: Smart Cities, Silent Controls
Jun 3, 2026Ruhama Bekele
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies have expanded states’ capacity to monitor, categorize, and predict human behavior. In th…
Panel Discussions
LevantMedia and Technology
Gaza: Journalists Under Fire – Film Screening and Discussion
May 29, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET
"Gaza: Journalists Under Fire" tells the story of three of the journalists killed by the Israeli army while covering the genocide in Gaza. The film screening w…
Webinar
LevantMedia and Technology
AI-Assisted Atrocities in Palestine: Censorship, Surveillance, and Tech Complicity
May 29, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
Experts discuss the role of technology and big tech companies in the occupation of Palestine, enabling digital repression and censorship of pro-Palestine conte…
Policy Analysis
LebanonIsraeli War Tactics and Genocide
The Impact of Israeli Cyber Operations on Hezbollah
Apr 2, 2025Amal Chmouny
Alongside its war on Gaza, Israel has executed an array of cyber-attacks against Hezbollah that have disrupted the group’s communication systems, carried out c…
Conferences
LevantMedia and Technology
The Digital Side of MENA Conflicts: The Role of Disinformation and Cyber Warfare in Gaza and Beyond
Nov 26, 2024 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CEST default
This conference on the Mediterranean, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI (Italian Institute for Interna…
Research Paper
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
The War on Gaza and Israel’s Technology Sector
Aug 1, 2024Mtanes Shihadeh
The decline in the status of the Israeli economy due to the war and the difficulties in attracting capital for modern technology have become a reality that hau…
Webinar
Media and Technology
The Threats of AI and Disinformation in Times of Global Crises
May 29, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Experts discuss the roles and threats of emerging technologies during major global crises.
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Journalism under Fire: Risking It All to Tell the Story
May 9, 2024
No war has seen so many journalists killed so quickly as the Israeli war on Gaza. Two years ago, Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing was condemned around the world, ye…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Lunch Keynote Conversation – Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium
May 9, 2024
Ayman Mohyeldin, Host of the “Ayman” show on MSNBC, and Yousef Munayyer, Head of Palestine/Israel Program, Arab Center Washington DC, discuss the challenges jo…
Event Video
Palestine/IsraelMedia and Technology
Coverage of the War on Gaza: What the Western Media Gets Right and Wrong
May 9, 2024
How can we assess western media coverage of Palestine, and specifically the war on Gaza? What unique challenges do journalists face when trying to cover these …
Video
LevantMedia and Technology
Opening Remarks – Covering Palestine: A Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium
May 9, 2024
The opening session of the Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial Symposium included remarks by Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, and Yousef…