Now that the fanfare and spin from Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s visit to Washington has faded, it is important to gauge what the trip actually accomplished. Please join the Middle East Institute ...

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to invite you to the launch of The GCC AI Stack, a new report by MEI Senior Fellow ...

Admiral Brad Cooper, USN, Commander of US Central Command, gave opening remarks at MEI's conference titled "Assessing US Policy on Post-Assad Syria & Its International Integration." ...

Last month, Gen. Joseph Votel (Ret.) led a Middle East Institute delegation to Syria. The team was made up of American ...

Join us on December 11th for an in-depth discussion on Israel's use of non-state actors in modern warfare. Prompted by Dr. Yaniv Voller's 'Israel's Clan Strategy in Gaza,' a provocative new essay ...

This backgrounder provides an overview of the Axis of Resistance, a loosely aligned network of armed groups and state actors ...

Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) for a half-day conference focused on Syria one year into its historic transition.

We heard with horror that two US service members were shot the day before Thanksgiving while performing their duties — on US ...

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, signed on September 17, 2025, is a significant regional development. MEI has published several articles that provide different perspectives on ...

In this episode of Middle East Focus, host Alistair Taylor is joined by climate, energy, and sustainability expert Karim Elgendy to examine the growing water and climate crisis across the Middle East.

Amid the intense focus on missiles, escalation dynamics, and geopolitical fallout during the June 13-24 war between Iran and Israel, the cyber dimension — especially as it concerned Iranian actions — ...

This report is part of a regular, quarterly assessment that includes a report card with grades on five key policy areas based on the United States’ leading national security interests in the Middle ...