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North Africa

Analyzing strategic trends in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya and their growing reverberations in the Middle East and beyond.

The Middle East Program leads CSIS's analysis of security, political, and socio-economic trends in the North African Maghreb. It also examines deepening U.S. engagement in the region. The Maghreb is defined here as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

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The Middle East and North Africa in International Relations: The Changing Dynamics of Regional and National Security
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China, Asia, and the Changing Strategic Importance of the Gulf and MENA Region
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By Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Will Todman
In Babel: Translating the Middle East
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