Pillar II: Levant Stabilization

This pillar will bring to together regional, international, and local stakeholders to advance post-conflict stabilization and economic recovery in Syria, Lebanon, and beyond

The Middle East Program will serve as the pre-eminent convening space for all key stakeholders engaged in post-conflict stabilization and economic development, with a particular focus on Syria and Lebanon, and potentially Gaza. The forum will focus on activities designed to engage key stakeholders involved in stabilization efforts as well as to inform U.S. policy. It will convene key Gulf stakeholders funding stabilization efforts (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE), U.S. and international community interlocutors (e.g., USG, World Bank, United Nations), and INGOs, as well as Syrian and Lebanese stakeholders. Specifically, the initiative will look to connect the “missing link” of technical expertise and deep experience embodied by former USAID, multilaterals, INGOs and other implementers to Gulf funders and stabilizing countries. This initiative will also develop insights and knowledge on the emerging assistance landscape, a new “ecosystem” that includes new funders, broadened stakeholders, and new approaches and tools, including the innovative use of AI. It will work closely with members of the Lebanese and Syrian diasporas, tapping their expertise and passion for peace and prosperity in their respective countries.

This initiative is made possible by general support to CSIS.

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Subsidies, Stockpiles, and Shortages

This installment of Charting the Middle East spotlights regional government responses to the Iran war’s widening impacts.

Newsletter by Josiane Atallah — June 18, 2026

Iran's Food Crisis

This installment of Charting the Middle East explores how the war has exacerbated Iran's economic collapse and its cost-of-living crisis.

Newsletter by Lilya Yatim — June 12, 2026