Arab Center Washington DC

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📄 Only meaningful punitive measures against those involved in illicit oil sales can create pressure on #Libya’s two administrations to hold national elections and bring about a unified government. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/libya…

📄 In #Yemen, the Houthis are still standing after repeated US and Israeli strikes, and their control of northern Yemen has not been affected. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-m…

📄 In occupied #WestBank, land registration transforms territorial control into a permanent legal reality, making it a central mechanism through which annexation can be realized in practice. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/annex…

📄 In #Iran, mass mobilization has not been matched by the development of leadership structures capable of sustaining coordination, maintaining cohesion, and translating protest into an enduring political project. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/why-p…

📄 On the 78th year since the #Nakba, Palestinians face a larger process that was already underway, and that continues today. State-sanctioned violence across #Palestine threatens their very existence in their homeland. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-n…

Join @ArabCenterDC with @MariamBarghouti, @dianabuttu, @muhammadshehad2, and @YousefMunayyer to examine recent developments in #Palestine since the onset of the #Iran war. 📅 May 20 | ⏰ 10:00 AM ET | 💻 Zoom Register now 👇 arabcenterdc.org/event/palestin…

📄 In #Iran, negotiations are at an impasse not because #Tehran lacks a position, but because #Trump is the primary reason for this stalemate. Iran is not the main obstacle to diplomacy. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/trump…

📄 Zainab Abdi examines how #Iran-aligned militias within #Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces have retained operational autonomy despite state integration. The 2026 war in #Iran has exposed deep tensions between Iraqi sovereignty, militia power, and regional confrontation. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/shia-…

📄 For #AbuDhabi, withdrawing from #OPEC is similar to the #UAE’s 2020 decision to break with settled Arab consensus and normalize relations with #Israel. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/why-t…

Yousef Munayyer argues that the #Nakba is an ongoing process of displacement and violence against Palestinians, now expressed through genocide in #Gaza, settler violence in the #WestBank, and criminal violence inside #Israel. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-n…

📄 America’s poor standing in Arab public opinion predates the war in #Gaza by many years, revealing a steady trajectory of deepening public disillusionment with the #UnitedStates. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/ameri…

📄 #Libya’s government is likely to remain divided for some time. Each administration benefits from the status quo, while militias depend on patronage and revenues from their own rackets. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/libya…

📄 In #Lebanon, mounting pressure from outside, coupled with internal fissures, raises the specter of chaos and state collapse. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-m…

📄 Israel’s land registration plan in the occupied #WestBank is not merely an administrative reform, but a political mechanism through which Israel will assert sovereignty over Area C. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/annex…

📄 The central paradox of contemporary #Iran is not the absence of opposition, but the absence of a cohesive opposition force capable of consolidating and uniting a critical mass of Iranians into a broad, inclusive national movement. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/why-p…

The #Iran war continues to shake the region and the globe while taking the eyes of the world off of #Palestine. Join @ArabCenterDC with @MariamBarghouti, @dianabuttu, @muhammadshehad2, and @YousefMunayyer for a discussion. 📅 May 20 | ⏰ 10:00 AM ET | 💻 Zoom Register now 👇 arabcenterdc.org/event/palestin…

📄 Daniel Brumberg argues that #Trump’s coercive approach, more than internal divisions in the Iranian regime, is blocking diplomacy with #Tehran, even as Iranian elites continue debating how best to negotiate for regime survival. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/trump…

📄 The #UAE’s departure from #OPEC weakens the organization’s ability to respond rapidly to changing market conditions because #AbuDhabi holds significant spare capacity. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/why-t…

📄 The collapse in #US standing in the Arab world goes well beyond opposition to policies of any single administration. It reflects a deeper crisis in the #US-led international order. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/ameri…

📄 The international community should increase its efforts to stop oil smuggling out of #Libya in exchange for arms, rather than trying to forge unity through military posturing. Read more 👇 arabcenterdc.org/resource/libya…