(Washington, DC, July 25, 2025) – The Middle East Institute (MEI) congratulates former Board of Governors member John K. Hurley on his confirmation by the US Senate to serve as Under Secretary for ...

In this episode of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Gönül Tol to discuss how shifting regional dynamics — from the Israel-Iran war to renewed ...

Washington, D.C. – July 22, 2025 – The Middle East Institute (MEI) is proud to announce that His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab ...

What makes the current period especially dangerous is the collision of Israel’s and Iran’s 'forward defence' strategies, each rooted in the belief that projecting power beyond their borders is ...

Could this be the beginning of a new chapter for Iran’s foreign policy—and for its pro-democracy movement? Gönül Tol speaks with Dr. Vali Nasr, one of the world's leading experts on the Middle East, ...

Last June’s Israel-Iran conflict became a revealing stress test for Beijing’s Middle East strategy, its role in global diplomacy, and the coherence of what some have described as an emergent “Axis of ...

US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the third time in his second term this week, shortly after securing a major victory for his domestic policy agenda in the ...

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 ...