Middle East
The Middle East Program heads CSIS’s work on the region, which analyzes a wide range of political, security, and socioeconomic issues related to the Middle East and North Africa, with special attention to the ways that changes in the Middle East and North Africa have effects beyond the region.

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Environmental Civil Society in the Middle East
In a new commentary, senior fellow and deputy director Will Todman explains how civil society holds the key to building more sustainable states in the Middle East, as governments in the region struggle to adequately respond to sharpening environmental challenges
Commentary by Will Todman — June 9, 2023

Jeremy Konyndyk, Refugees International: Opponents of public health are winning.
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 8, 2023

A Mezze: Iran's "Cloudy" Accusations
Podcast Episode — June 6, 2023

Support for Refugees Erodes in the Middle East
Commentary by Will Todman — June 5, 2023
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Environmental Civil Society in the Middle East
Commentary by Will Todman — June 9, 2023
Jeremy Konyndyk, Refugees International: Opponents of public health are winning.
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison — June 8, 2023

A Mezze: Iran's "Cloudy" Accusations
Podcast Episode — June 6, 2023

Support for Refugees Erodes in the Middle East
Commentary by Will Todman — June 5, 2023
Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel
Event by Moshe Patel and Tom Karako — May 30, 2023
Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — May 30, 2023

Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel
Transcript — May 30, 2023
Five Factors Mean the Middle East Is Not Back to Normal
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — May 23, 2023
A U.S. Pivot Away from the Middle East: Fact or Fiction?
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — May 23, 2023
A Mezze: From Stable to Table—Egypt's Donkey Meat Controversy
Podcast Episode — May 23, 2023
