Analysis
The Middle East Program offers original analysis of the drivers of change in the Middle East, as well as timely commentary on ongoing regional developments and their implications for U.S. policy.
Below are some of our recent publications. A comprehensive archive of our publications can be found HERE.
Books and Analytical Reports
Restoring the Eastern Mediterranean as a U.S. Strategic Anchor
Destination Maghreb: Changing Migration Patterns in North Africa
Citizens in Training: Conscription and Nation-building in the United Arab Emirates
The Other Side of the World: China, the United States, and the Struggle for Middle East Security
Making Choices: The Future of the U.S.-Egyptian Relationship
Human Capital and the Future of the Gulf
Workforce Development in Tunisia and Jordan: Changing Attitudes under New and Old Systems
Rocky Harbors: Taking Stock of the Middle East in 2015
Religious Radicalism after the Arab Uprisings
Policy Writings on the Middle East (Arabic)
Gulf Kaleidoscope: Reflections on the Iranian Challenge
U.S. Global Health Policy in Palestinian Hands?
Gaza's Health Sector Under Hamas: Incurable Ills?
Egypt and U.S. Health Assistance
Egypt in Transition: Insights and Options for U.S. Policy
Crossroads: The Future of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership
Clear Gold: Water as a Strategic Resource in the Middle East
The Vital Triangle: China, the United States, and the Middle East
Arab Reform and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Morocco
Articles and Analysis Papers
Aid and Conflict: Pitfalls in YemenWater Pressure: Water, Protest, and State Legitimacy in the Maghreb
Maghreb Neutrality: Maghreb-Gulf Arab Ties Since the GCC Split
Syria, Turkey, and Eastern Mediterranean
Arrests in Saudi Arabia: Causes and Implications
As Independence Vote Nears, Iraqi Kurds Play a Risky Game of Chicken
Implications of Iran’s Presidential Election
Qatar Crisis: Turmoil in the GCC
The Iranian Paradox
Regional Perspectives on Iran
Tunisia Confronts the Next Phase in Its War Against Jihadi-Salafism
When Netanyahu and Trump Meet, Russia Should Top the Agenda
Iraq: The View from the GCC
When the Middle East Seemed Stable
The Undiplomatic Style of American Diplomacy
Gulf States’ Policies on Syria
Brexit's Roots in the Middle East
Navigating Gulf Waters after the Iran Nuclear Deal
Libya: The Next Frontier
As Jihadis Gather in Libya, Tunisia Struggles To Fend Them Off
North Africa: Greater Risk in the Near Term
ISIS (Re)Writes History
Beyond the Iran Deal
The Iranian Game Plan
Getting out of Limbo in Tunisia
The New Energy Revolution and the Gulf
The Struggle for Religious Identity in Tunisia and the Maghreb
Morocco's African Future
Jihadi-Salafism's Next Generation
China's Balancing Act in the Gulf
Congressional Testimony
U.S. Policy In North Africa
Potential Implications in the Region of the Iran Deal
China in the Middle East
Bad Options and Hard Choices in Syria Policy
The Revolution in Egypt: Turning Point?
Middle East Notes and Comment
Ready or Not (December 2018)
Strangling Dissent (November 2018)
A Strategy for Syria: Redefining Success (October 2018)
In Search of an Iran Strategy (September 2018)
