Major Projects

Long-term, major projects undertaken by the Middle East Program.

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Powering Recovery in the Middle East

The CSIS Middle East Program is working to understand the interplay between international policymakers’ political goals and their efforts to reconstruct power infrastructure in conflict-affected settings, with the aim of identifying opportunities for donors to support politically- and environmentally sustainable power infrastructure.

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Featured Projects

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Powering Recovery in the Middle East

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The China Model's Middle East Appeal

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Saudi Arabia in Transition

Completed Projects

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Sustainable States

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Rescuing Aid in Syria

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Lebanon’s Growing Humanitarian Crisis

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Ties that Bind: Family, Tribe, Nation, and the Rise of Arab Individualism

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Citizens in Training

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All Completed Projects