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How Will Iran and the Middle East Respond to U.S. Strikes?
Critical Questions by Mona Yacoubian — June 23, 2025
Books and Reports
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The Thirst for Power
Report by Natasha Hall — March 7, 2025

Emerging Trends in Chemical Weapons Usage in the Middle East
Report by Natasha Hall — October 16, 2024

The Middle East’s View of the “China Model”
Report by Jon B. Alterman — September 19, 2024

Surviving Scarcity: Water and the Future of the Middle East
Digital Report by Natasha Hall — March 22, 2024

China’s Essential Role in the Gulf States’ Energy Transitions
Brief by Faris Al-Sulayman and Jon B. Alterman — December 11, 2023
Commentaries and Articles
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Can the Gulf’s Iran Policy Survive the War?
Commentary by Mona Yacoubian — June 17, 2025

Middle East on Edge After Israeli Strikes Derail Nuclear Talks
Critical Questions by Mona Yacoubian — June 13, 2025

Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?
Commentary by Mona Yacoubian — June 10, 2025

Can Syria Recover? Why Sanctions Relief Is Not Enough
Commentary by Natasha Hall and Ninar Fawal — May 29, 2025
Congressional Testimony
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China and the Middle East
Congressional Testimony by Jon B. Alterman — April 19, 2024

The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Congressional Testimony by Will Todman — March 27, 2024

A Strategic Approach to Red Sea Security
Congressional Testimony by Jon B. Alterman — February 14, 2024

Has the United Nations Failed Ukraine and the World?
Congressional Testimony by Natasha Hall — September 27, 2023
Mezze: Assorted Stories from the Middle East
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No Sheep? No Problem
Blog Post by Sadeen Haddad — June 9, 2025

(Un)scripted Diplomacy?
Blog Post by Ninar Fawal — June 4, 2025

Mixed Signals in the Middle East
Blog Post by Lily Flick — August 27, 2024

A Fishy Business in Port Said
Blog Post by Salmah Elmasry — July 30, 2024