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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.

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Fishing for Food Security

In Tindouf, the sun beats down on sandy expanses that are home to little more than a network of refugee camps. But in August 2021, a group of Sahrawi refugees were bustling inside a white-walled building studded with rectangular pools filled with tons of tilapia—literally.

Newsletter by Martin Pimentel — September 19, 2023

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Jon B. Alterman

Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program
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Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program
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Will Todman

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

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Fishing for Food Security

In Tindouf, the sun beats down on sandy expanses that are home to little more than a network of refugee camps. But in August 2021, a group of Sahrawi refugees were bustling inside a white-walled building studded with rectangular pools filled with tons of tilapia—literally.

Newsletter by Martin Pimentel — September 19, 2023

Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: Iran's "Cloudy" Accusations

In mid-2022, Iranian authorities accused Israel and the United Arab Emirates of stealing their rain. But Iran’s increasingly dire water shortages make it harder to blame others for the Iranian government’s poor water management. A new Mezze from the CSIS Middle East Program.

Podcast Episode — June 6, 2023

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Nicolas Pelham of The Economist about the Moroccan monarchy and King Mohammed VI’s unusual friendship with a German kickboxer.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Natasha Hall and Daniel Sharp — May 30, 2023

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

Hafsa Halawa: Egypt's Economic Turmoil

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Hafsa Halawa of the Middle East Institute and author of a new paper entitled Gulf Investment in Egypt, A balance of mutual need. They talk about the economic crisis that has plagued Egypt, shedding light on the factors that have contributed to its tumultuous state.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Will Todman and Lubna Yousef — May 16, 2023

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: Power Plays

Suffering from a debilitating electricity and water shortage crisis, some communities in Libya resort to "power plays" and acts of intimidation to ensure their access to basic services.

Podcast Episode — May 9, 2023

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

Killian Clarke: Egypt's Counterrevolution and the Return to Tyranny

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Prof. Killian Clarke of Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service about his forthcoming book tentatively entitled The Return of Tyranny: How Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Natasha Hall and Lubna Yousef — May 2, 2023

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: An Uphill Battle

GCC countries are beginning to tackle their obesity problem, but structural and cultural challenges to improving fitness abound.

Podcast Episode — April 25, 2023

CSIS Babel
Into Africa

Sudan Conflict: How Did We Get Here?

Mvemba is joined by Cameron Hudson to unpack the long-term drivers of tensions between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — April 20, 2023

CSIS Into Africa
Babel: Translating the Middle East

Ayham Kamel: The Gulf's Regional Diplomacy

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Ayham Kamel of the Eurasia Group. They talk about the current diplomatic landscape in the Gulf, how leaders perceive their security interests, their views on the U.S. staying in power in the region, and how they are responding to the U.S. retrenchment from the Middle East.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Will Todman and Daniel Sharp — April 18, 2023

CSIS Babel