The Islamic Republic as we know it cannot endure. However, its collapse or transformation does not guarantee liberation. What ...

The SDF and the armed factions that assumed control in Damascus also have more than a decade of tensions and hostilities ...

Last week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei effectively greenlit mass killings to save his regime. His message was blunt: ...

Iran is at a critical juncture. The clerical establishment is confronting the most sustained and deadly unrest it has faced ...

Dr. Dania Thafer is the Executive Director of Gulf International Forum. Her area of expertise is on US-Gulf relations, security and the political economy of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

Sippi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam is a social scientist and consultant with 17 years of international experience in programming in conflict and post-conflict settings. She has worked and travelled ...

Peter Russell is an American graduate political science student with private sector experience in corporate social responsibility, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.

America’s dramatic capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has set the stage for the conduct of America’s national security strategy in 2026. It has also raised questions. Was it legal? Was it ...

This bonus episode of Middle East Focus features a conversation from MEI’s Virtual Briefing Series. Director of Communications Zeina Al-Shaib is joined by Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow Alan Eyre and ...

A decade on from the Arab Spring, 9 experts from across MEI offer their thoughts on what has and hasn’t changed — and what it all means for the future of the region.

Rethinking Democracy is an ongoing podcast series from MEI’s Gonul Tol that explores the evolving challenges facing democratic institutions around the world. As citizens in the US and globally grapple ...

Youssef M. Ibrahim was Energy Editor of The Wall Street Journal from 1981 to 1986 and senior Middle East correspondent for The New York Times from 1986 to 1999. He served as Vice President of British ...