Since Israel’s 12-day war against Iran in June 2025, Tehran and its network of regional proxies and non-state allies, the so-called Axis of Resistance, have entered a phase of strategic dormancy — an ...

Afghanistan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the Taliban were committed to the 1973 water treaty between Afghanistan and Iran. But he added that “the drought in Afghanistan and the ...

“a significant infrastructure and connectivity project to enhance broader transcontinental integration between Asia, the Arabian Gulf, and Europe, or what I call the Eurasian rimland. It seeks to ...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Qatar last week bore almost immediate fruit; three MoUs were signed, including one between the respective sovereign wealth funds. While Egypt needs ...

Qatar bid to host the 2022 World Cup to cement its status as a global player, but the event will likely be remembered mostly for the many controversies that have surrounded it. Qatar’s experience ...

Before World War I, America appeared a distant but vibrant and benign entity far removed from the conflicts and imperial contests of the old world. Through the late 19th and early 20th century, it was ...

As the dust settles on the wave of Arab normalization toward the Syrian regime, questions persist regarding its impact on the daily lives of Syrians and the process of rebuilding their country. There ...

With the addition of six new members, four from the Middle East, to the BRICS organization, the group potentially has added geostrategic significance; but it remains to be seen whether BRICS can be ...

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said this week that President Joe Biden will consider reevaluating the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia after the latter’s decision, along with ...

This article is part of the Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Initiative, MEI’s look at the evolving threats to freedom, political rights, and civil liberties, as well as the struggles to ...

The already high political temperature in Pakistan has gone up even further due to the filing of terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan’s government was brought down via a no ...

The Middle East Institute (MEI) hosted an on-the-record briefing on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, featuring MEI Senior Fellow and Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs Program director Khaled Elgindy ...