North Africa
The Middle East Program leads CSIS's analysis of security, political, and socio-economic trends in the North African Maghreb, defined here as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

The Strategic Importance of the Middle East and North Africa: The Strengths and Limits of MENA Oil and Gas Wealth and the Challenge of Climate Change
The CSIS Emeritus Chair in Strategy has issued a report on the changing strategic importance of the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on the energy and other economic aspects of the region.
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 24, 2023

Morocco's Sand Mafias
Newsletter by Fiona Leary — January 12, 2022

Love At the Ballot Box
Newsletter by Azim Wazeer — December 13, 2021

Tunisia
Report — May 18, 2021
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The Strategic Importance of the Middle East and North Africa: The Strengths and Limits of MENA Oil and Gas Wealth and the Challenge of Climate Change
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 24, 2023

Hanna Notte: Russia in the Middle East After Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — January 24, 2023


A Mezze: Blame it on the Bitcoin
Podcast Episode — December 20, 2022

Assessing the Potential of a US-UK FTA
Podcast Episode by Emily Benson , Scott Miller , and William Alan Reinsch — December 15, 2022

What to Watch For In The Upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — December 8, 2022

The Information Space is On Fire
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — November 30, 2022

Life in Mali Today: Unpacking Internal and External Actors
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — November 24, 2022

AFRICOM and the Triple Nexus
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — November 11, 2022

2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Kimberly Flowers , Katherine E. Bliss , Jon B. Alterman , Marti Flacks , Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Beza Tesfaye , Natasha Hall , and Hadeil Ali — November 9, 2022
