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The Middle East Program; Energy Security and Climate Change Program; Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program; and Burke Chair in Strategy study the evolving political, economic, and security context of the GCC states, Iraq, Iran, and Yemen.
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Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?
Commentary by Mona Yacoubian — June 10, 2025

Houthi Aggression and a Roadmap for Peace in Yemen
Transcript — September 4, 2024

Hasan Alhasan: The Strategies of Gulf States
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Leah Hickert — July 23, 2024

The Unique Promise of Environmental Cooperation in the Gulf
Brief by Will Todman and Lubna Yousef — July 11, 2023

A Mezze: Iran's "Cloudy" Accusations
Podcast Episode — June 6, 2023
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Houthi Aggression and a Roadmap for Peace in Yemen

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Understanding Iraqi Public Opinion on Democracy and Governance in 2021

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Is "Freeze for Freeze” A Viable Pathway to Re-engage with Iran?

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Online Event: Crisis and Survival Amidst Covid-19 in Yemen

After Suleimani: Crisis, Opportunity, and the Future of the Gulf

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Did Trump Just Upend Decades of U.S. Middle East Policy?
Commentary by Mona Yacoubian — June 10, 2025
(Un)scripted Diplomacy?
Blog Post by Ninar Fawal — June 4, 2025
Houthi Aggression and a Roadmap for Peace in Yemen
Event — September 4, 2024
Houthi Aggression and a Roadmap for Peace in Yemen
Transcript — September 4, 2024
Hasan Alhasan: The Strategies of Gulf States
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Leah Hickert — July 23, 2024

The Unique Promise of Environmental Cooperation in the Gulf
Brief by Will Todman and Lubna Yousef — July 11, 2023
A Mezze: Iran's "Cloudy" Accusations
Podcast Episode — June 6, 2023

Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Danny Sharp — May 30, 2023

A Mezze: From Stable to Table—Egypt's Donkey Meat Controversy
Podcast Episode — May 23, 2023

Hafsa Halawa: Egypt's Economic Turmoil
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Lubna Yousef — May 16, 2023
