Trump administration may respond to the complex situation in the Middle East by examining the president-elect’s record during ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have competing styles and visions for the Middle East, but ...

The Black Sea has recently become one of the world’s most important dynamically shifting geostrategic maritime areas, with ...

The more immediate prospect is a cease-fire in Lebanon, with Hezbollah signaling — perhaps following back-channel talks with ...

Israel's escalation of its military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon has severely disrupted the cross-border flow of ...

The following is a short abstract, offering the main analytical findings and policy takeaways from a newly released Middle ...

The multiple wars that have erupted since Oct. 7, 2023, have already changed the strategic landscape in the Middle East — and more change is likely to follow.

Last week, representatives from around 70 countries convened in Paris to pledge nearly $1 billion in aid for Lebanon. Moving ...

(Washington, D.C.) - After six years as President and CEO, and five years as VP of Policy, Dr. Paul Salem will relocate to the Middle East to assume a new international role for MEI. Salem thanked the ...

The Countering Terrorism & Extremism Program’s Advisory Council is a body of venerable individuals committed to supporting the program’s mission to generate a more locally-rooted understanding of the ...

Note: The below letter was sent to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on May 10, 2021. MEI's Senior Vice President Gerald Feierstein, Distinguished ...

Washington, D.C. – The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to announce the election of Gen. (ret.) John P. Abizaid as chairman of its Board of Governors. The board voted unanimously in favor of his ...