Patricia Karam argues that disarmament in #Lebanon cannot succeed without parallel economic and financial reform that restores state authority and constrains illicit networks. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/financial-regulation-as-the-foundation-of-sovereignty-a-path-to-disarmament-for-lebanon/#Lebanon

Gregory Aftandilian argues that energy investments and enhanced security ties have improved US relations with #Iraq, but recent remarks from Tom Barrack could jeopardize these gains. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/undiplomatic-diplomacy-jeopardizes-improvements-in-us-iraqi-relationship/#Iraq

Ingie Gohar reports on President Trump’s remark that Israel has lost influence in the United States; the administration’s sanctioning of two International Criminal Court judges for the court’s investigation into Israel’s war on Gaza...

Jehanne Henry explores international mediation efforts in the #Sudan civil war and emphasizes that any resolution must reflect the will of the people.

Marwan Kabalan examines how Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa has consolidated power following Assad’s fall and argues that achieving unity in #Syria will be challenging without an inclusive political process.

Salim Çevik analyzes #Turkey’s role in Trump’s #Gaza plan, which Erdoğan is keenly pursuing to gain geopolitical leverage and win domestic support. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/turkeys-emerging-role-in-trumps-gaza-plan/#Turkey’s#Gaza

Imad K. Harb traces #Lebanon’s current predicament to #Israeli aggression, US pressure, and the unresolved question of #Hezbollah’s arms. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-unmitigated-danger-of-lebanons-current-moment/#Lebanon’s

Josh Paul argues that Washington’s legal obligation to preserve #Israel’s qualitative military edge distorts US arms policy, fuels regional arms races, and undermines US strategic influence.

Jasmine El-Gamal argues that bipartisan impunity has allowed US officials to avoid accountability for unlawful policies at home and abroad. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-machinery-of-impunity-how-washingtons-elite-stays-above-the-law-and-how-to-end-it/

Yara M. Asi examines the unprecedented atrocities of #Sudan’s civil war, including the RSF assault on al-Fasher and the systematic destruction of health, aid, and civilian infrastructure. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/sudans-war-on-civilians-a-continuation-of-decades-of-atrocities/

Experts assess the implications of #Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah commander Haitham Ali Tabatabai, examining its impact on the group’s leadership and #Lebanon’s fragile sovereignty. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/tabatabais-killing-perspectives-on-hezbollah/

Hanna Alshaikh examines the new US Civil-Military Coordination Center, which represents an unprecedented effort to monitor Israeli compliance and enforce the #Gaza ceasefire. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-cmcc-and-the-us-israel-alliance-collusion-or-enforcement-mechanism/

Patricia Karam argues that #Syria’s post-Assad transition has opened limited political space under Ahmed al-Sharaa through a new constitutional framework and managed elections for a new People’s Assembly. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/prospects-for-syrias-democratization-under-ahmed-al-sharaa/

Hamzeh Hadad argues that #Iraq’s November 2025 elections are likely to yield another broad coalition government, with Shia parties once again determining the next prime minister. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-2025-iraqi-election-will-sudani-serve-a-second-term/#Iraq’s

Samia Errazzouki writes that #Morocco’s Gen Z 212 protests are not simply a youth movement but expose deep grievances over governance and inequality. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/morocco-at-breaking-point-drought-misrule-and-the-rise-of-gen-z-212/

Khalil E. Jahshan argues that UNSC Resolution 2803 endorses Washington’s #Gaza plan but delivers far less than the #Trump administration claims. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/unsc-resolution-2803-a-shaky-step-toward-the-unknown/

Imad K. Harb comments on the current parliamentary elections in #Egypt for a House of Representatives whose main role is suspected to be granting approval of President #Sisi's anticipated push to stay in power past 2030.

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen argues that #MBS’s return to Washington after seven years signals a recalibration of US-Saudi ties, with Riyadh seeking security assurances as well as support for its now AI-driven Vision 2030 agenda. @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social

Radwan Ziadeh and Yousef Munayyer discuss #Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House, exploring what Syrians hope to gain from the trip, and what both Damascus and the #Trump administration seek from the US–Syria relationship. youtu.be/qcparUN-VVo

Ingie Gohar reports on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to Washington and the administration’s partial lifting of Caesar Act sanctions; Congressional Democrats’ call for the Israeli settler sanctions program to be codified into legislation...

Giorgio Cafiero writes about the Southern Transitional Council’s willingness to normalize relations with #Israel if it establishes an independent state in southern #Yemen. @giorgiocafiero.bsky.social arabcenterdc.org/resource/isr...

Lama Elhatow argues that #Ethiopia’s use of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to power #bitcoin mining—rather than expand domestic electrification or regional energy exports—risks deepening tensions with #Egypt and Sudan over the Nile’s waters.

Join us on 11/20 to discuss #Morocco's #GenZ protests and their implications for the future of governance in the country. Learn more at: arabcenterdc.org/GenZ

Annelle Sheline argues that US corporations—from consulting giants to social media platforms—have played a pivotal role in sanitizing #Israel’s war on #Gaza while profiting from it. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/who-profits-us-corporations-and-the-whitewashing-of-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

Daniel Neep examines the unlikely rapport between Donald #Trump and #Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa, arguing that both leaders rely on cronyism, personal connections, and transactional politics to sustain fragile legitimacy.

Ingie Gohar reports on the Trump administration’s draft UNSC resolution for a Gaza stabilization force; House Democrats’ calls on the administration to ensure aid delivery to Gaza and on Israel to halt demolition plans in a West Bank village...

Daniel Brumberg argues that #Qatar’s relationship with #Trump brings both promise and peril, due to the personalized and increasingly unpredictable nature of US foreign policy. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/qatar-copes-with-trumps-middle-east-vision/

Nabeel A. Khoury argues that #Yemen remains trapped between internal fragmentation and continuing regional tensions. https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/yemen-caught-between-domestic-fragmentation-and-regional-tensions/

#Israel approved settlement construction in the E1 area of the #WestBank in an effort to prevent geographical contiguity of a future #Palestinian state.

Gregory Aftandilian examines the October 2025 US-brokered deal between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces, which secures the #SDF’s integration into #Syria’s army but not political autonomy for the northeast. https://ow.ly/KBEw50XnjzP

Ingie Gohar reports on Congress’s condemnation of the RSF's “genocide” in North Darfur and call for the Emirati-backed militia to be designated as an FTO; President Trump’s statement that he will be “involved” in Netanyahu’s corruption trial...

Ingie Gohar writes about the war in #Sudan following the fall of al-Fasher, which marks a turning point by giving the #RSF full control of Darfur, effectively partitioning the country between RSF and SAF control. https://ow.ly/z7Zl50Xl1oT

Yara M. Asi argues that the killing and imprisonment of US citizens by Israeli forces illustrate Washington’s unwillingness to protect its own nationals. @yara-asi.bsky.social arabcenterdc.org/resource/no-...

Join us and @carboun.bsky.social and on 10/30 to discuss the #MiddleEast's transition from heavy dependence on hydrocarbons to a growing commitment to #renewables. For more info visit: bit.ly/MENA-Energy

Our fellows and affiliates provide their brief perspectives on the #SharmElSheikh meeting, the #Gaza #ceasefire agreement, and #Trump’s declaration.

Ingie Gohar reports on President Trump’s Gaza ceasefire trip to Israel and Egypt, including his claim that the “war is over” and prediction that Iran will make peace with Israel and the United States...

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen writes that #Israel’s attack on #Qatar has laid bare the weakness of the #Gulf Cooperation Council’s collective defense system.

Jonathan Kuttab argues that the Trump-Netanyahu plan for #Gaza may promise a #ceasefire and prisoner exchange but is legally hollow, unenforceable, and lacking clear parties, mechanisms, or accountability.

Join us on Thursday 10/16 to assess the #Trump administration's #MiddleEast policy in its second term. To attend in-person or online👇

Charles W. Dunne examines the recent surge of recognitions of the State of #Palestine as both a moral statement and a bid for European political relevance.

The implementation of #Trump’s twenty-point plan hinges on the buy-in of Arab states to support both the process of “demilitarization” and also the import of aid and goods into #Gaza.

Salim Çevik argues that #Turkey’s stance towards #Israel has shifted from moral outrage over #Gaza to hard-headed security concerns after Israel’s strikes on Iran, Qatar, and Syria.

Noura Erakat, Daniel Levy, and Yousef Munayyer respond to #Trump's latest proposal to end the war on #Gaza and discuss the implications of the plan for #Palestinians and the #MiddleEast region.

57% of Syrians prefer the separation of religion and state, while only 30% are against it. To learn more about the latest public opinion survey conducted in #Syria, visit bit.ly/Syria2025

58% of #Syrians named #Israel as the biggest threat to the Arab World while only 12% named Iran. To learn more about the results of the latest public opinion survey conducted in #Syria in 2025, visit: bit.ly/Syria2025

Arab Center fellows and analysts warn that #Trump’s 20-point #Gaza proposal—which is vague on Palestinian rights—risks entrenching Israeli control under a US-led transitional authority rather than advancing genuine peace. arabcenterdc.org/resource/ano...

Nabeel A. Khoury argues that #Israel’s September 9 airstrike in #Doha dealt a severe blow to both Qatari mediation and international diplomacy.

Jim Krane reports on the issue of Eastern #Mediterranean #gas and its fields and distribution, highlighting the countries that own it and how they manage its use and export in a very complicated geopolitical environment. arabcenterdc.org/resource/gas...

Gregory Aftandilian examines changes in the #Captagon drug trade since the fall of the Assad regime in #Syria. He argues that Captagon has largely shifted to Sudan, where it fuels the civil war between two warring factions.

Yara M. Asi highlights how the US suspension of medical visas for Palestinian children, prompted by anti-Muslim rhetoric and political pressure, blocks life-saving care for victims of #Israel’s war on #Gaza. @yara-asi.bsky.social