This summer, brutally hot temperatures, deepening water scarcity, and spiking fertilizer costs have put North Africa’s agricultural sector under intense pressure. Host Alistair Taylor is joined by ...

Lebanon is America’s next foreign policy win — if Washington acts now. The US has committed blood and treasure to neutralize Iran’s ability to project power and destabilize the Middle East. Lebanon is ...

Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) for a webinar exploring Israeli views of the war in the Middle East. Two-and-a-half weeks after the United States and Israel launched a military campaign ...

For decades, the romanticized myth of Lebanese laissez-faire has masked the stark reality of a state-managed oligopolistic economy. The current Lebanese regime does not govern; it operates as a Player ...

Fanar Haddad is a Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. He has lectured ...

Karen E. Young is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), where she leads the Economics and Energy Initiative. She is also a senior research scholar at the Columbia University Center on ...

Christopher Blanchard is a Middle East Policy Analyst with the Congressional Research Service, where he provides objective, nonpartisan analysis and research support to the Members, committees, and ...

Dr. Makio Yamada specializes in the political economy of Saudi Arabia and Saudi-East Asian relations. He is currently a Lecturer at the Princeton University and a Senior Research Fellow at the King ...

There is a new and little noticed geostrategic alliance on the rise. India, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have had surface-level, transactional relations for a long time. However, last ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Tristan Kenderdine is research director at Future Risk, leading a group of specialized analysts providing ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Dr. Matthew Zais is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Vice President for Government ...

In September 2022, urban centers across Iran reverberated with the sound of protest. The scale and uninhibited nature of these demonstrations against the repressive Islamic Republic were in and of ...