On Sunday, December 28, Iran’s latest wave of unrest began not on a university campus or in a symbolic political square but in the very heart of the country’s economic sphere: the Grand Bazaar ...

The artificial intelligence (AI) era demands a fundamental rethinking of strategic infrastructure and international partnerships. Just as oil shaped the geopolitical landscape of the 20th century, ...

The second Trump administration has been pushing to expand the Abraham Accords beyond their initial signatories since coming to power. Progress on bringing in additional Arab states faltered while ...

Syria has been beset with another round of deadly sectarian clashes, with hundreds reportedly killed last week, drawing renewed international involvement. Israel says its airstrikes in southern Syria ...

MEI scholars joined a virtual experts roundtable to share insights on how countries around the region are responding to the escalating conflict.

Ambassador Dennis Ross joins host Brian Katulis to break down what President Trump's recent trip through Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar revealed about the administration's approach to foreign policy ...

US President Donald Trump arrived in Qatar today (May 14), after the first leg of his Middle East trip in Saudi Arabia, where he had doubled down on America’s economic ties to the region’s leading ...

With the first week of April now firmly in the rear-view mirror, the first quarter of 2025 can easily be characterized as a period of scene-setting for what looks likely to be a highly volatile year ...

Turkey has plunged into turmoil after authorities arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Erdoğan's strongest opponent, on charges of corruption. Mass protests, the largest in over a decade, ...

بمبادرة مشتركة بين معهد الشرق الأوسط، والأتلانتيك كاونسل، ومعهد السلام الأوروبي، سعى مشروع إيجاد استراتيجية لسوريا إلى سد الفجوات بين ...

Saudi Arabia is increasingly positioning itself at the center of various high-stakes diplomatic processes. In recent months, it has taken on key roles as backer, mediator, or host to ongoing ...

This article was first published in Policy Center for the New South. It was co-authored by Mohammed Soliman and Alberto Tagliapietra. Subsea data cables are essential to the functioning of today’s ...