All eyes this week are on Alaska, where US President Donald Trump will hold a pivotal meeting with Russian President Vladimir ...

As the Trump administration pushes to expand the Abraham Accords in the Middle East and into the Caucasus and Central Asia, ...

I’m standing on a plateau of history. I’m taking a glimpse at what the future holds for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in terms of challenges and opportunities in the next half-century.

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is deeply saddened by the passing of William H. Webster, a distinguished former member of our ...

As the Western Sahara conflict reaches its fifth decade, the territorial dispute remains unresolved and largely unknown. MEI's Intissar Fakir unpacks the Western Sahara's complex history and the rival ...

The unresolved crises unfolding on the Israeli-Palestinian front — a growing humanitarian disaster inside of Gaza, the horrific images of emaciated Israelis held hostage by terrorists in the coastal ...

Iran war, a quieter but significant battle played out in cyberspace, highlighting how Tehran has refined its use of digital ...

President Masoud Pezeshkian’s first year in office has been defined by Iran’s familiar political structural constraints, ...

MEI hosted a virtual on-the-record briefing on Wednesday, July 30, from 10:00 - 11:30 AM EDT on the implications of last month’s 12-Day War between Iran and Israel. The panel explored the consequences ...

Daniel Silverberg and Elisa Ewers—two veterans of Capitol Hill and the executive branch—join Brian for a candid conversation about the shifting politics of US Middle East policy inside the Democratic ...

After almost two years of fighting in Gaza, and after the decimation of Hizballah, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the 12-day Israeli-American war on Iran, the Middle East is in new ...

(Washington, DC, July 25, 2025) – The Middle East Institute (MEI) congratulates former Board of Governors member John K. Hurley on his confirmation by the US Senate to serve as Under Secretary for ...