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Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies

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Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.

Muasher began his career as a journalist for the Jordan Times. He then served at the Ministry of Planning, at the prime minister’s office as press adviser, and as director of the Jordan Information Bureau in Washington.

In 1995, Muasher opened Jordan’s first embassy in Israel, and in 1996 he became minister of information and the government spokesperson. From 1997 to 2002, he served in Washington again as ambassador, negotiating the first free-trade agreement between the United States and an Arab nation. He then returned to Jordan to serve as foreign minister, where he played a central role in developing the Arab Peace Initiative and the Middle East roadmap.

In 2004, he became deputy prime minister responsible for reform and government performance and led the effort to produce a ten-year plan for political, economic, and social reform. From 2006 to 2007, he was a member of the Jordanian Senate.

From 2007 to 2010, he was senior vice president of external affairs at the World Bank.

He is the author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation (Yale University Press, 2008) and The Second Arab Awakening and the Battle for Pluralism (Yale University Press, 2014).


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Dissent, Protest, and Palestine-Israel: Restrictions on Civic Space During Violent Conflict
December 3, 2024
10:00 AM — 11:30 AM EST

Join the Carnegie Endowment’s Middle East program for a panel discussion moderated by Ishaan Tharoor, a Washington Post global affairs columnist, featuring editors of the new volume and legal scholars examining the book’s major findings and wider implications for speech and protest on college campuses and beyond.

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One on One: Jordan’s Role in Ending Gaza War

A conversation about the role of Jordan and other Arab states in halting the ongoing war in Gaza and the wider regional ramifications of Israel’s war on Gaza.

· November 8, 2024
Middle East Eye
In The Media
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The Case for a New Arab Peace Initiative

A focus on Palestinian rights must come before negotiations over a state.

· October 29, 2024
Foreign Affairs
In The Media
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Why Jordan’s 1994 Peace Treaty with Israel Is Gathering Dust

Without a vision to end Israel’s occupation of Palestine, the Jordan-Israel peace treaty has lost almost all its luster.

· October 25, 2024
The National
In The Media
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Jordan’s Former FM: Tehran Has Less Influence in Lebanon

A conversation on the future for the region, the chances of a two-state solution, and how much influence Iran continues to have in Lebanon.

· October 16, 2024
DW News
In The Media
in the media
Is the Israel-Hamas War Closer to Its Beginning or Its End?

If Israel does not seek to end the occupation or acquiesce to a two-state solution, then Jordan fears that Israeli designs regarding the mass transfer of Palestinians remain on the Netanyahu government’s agenda and have not been buried.

· October 3, 2024
Foreign Policy
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The Most Glaring Shortfall of Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress

Foreign leaders typically use their addresses to lay out visions for the future or offer hope for peace. The Israeli leader did neither.

· July 25, 2024
Marwan Muasher discusses European countries' recognition of the Palestinian state—and what this may mean for a potential two-state solution in the region.
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Why Does Recognizing Palestine Matter?

Marwan Muasher, vice president for studies at Carnegie and former deputy prime minister of Jordan, discusses recent European countries' recognition of the Palestinian state—and what this may mean for a potential two-state solution in the region.

· June 12, 2024