When the Israel-Iran war broke out and the United States decided to assist the Israeli side by striking Iran's nuclear program, both Tehran and Washington expected Islamabad to side with their ...

On June 19, false reports of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant sparked alarm across the Gulf. Though denied ...

Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in ...

Egypt and Saudi Arabia share many foreign policy and regional security objectives and have a long and complicated ...

The May 6 cease-fire between the United States and the Houthi militia in Yemen has had a consolidating effect on the balance ...

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to welcome Amb. David Hale as a Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow. One of the most senior and experienced diplomats in recent US history, Amb.

Domestic politics has taken center stage in the United States as Congress struggles to pass President Donald Trump’s proposed ...

This past Monday, after 12 days of war, Israel and Iran agreed to a cease-fire brokered by the US and Qatar. Three key ...

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is honored to welcome Dr. Barham A. Salih, former President of the Republic of Iraq, as its ...

Past foreign-led efforts to bring about regime change in the Middle East have all too often unleashed instability, extremism, and enduring strategic risk. A different future with Iran is possible — if ...

The Iraqi government has long navigated a path between maintaining political ties with its Iranian neighbor and Tehran’s allies inside Iraq on the one hand, and preserving its security relationship ...

AM to 12:00 PM on the topic, “Negotiating an End to the War—and to the Iranian Nuclear Program.” With an imposed ceasefire holding for now, it is useful to ask what the United States would need to do ...