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.
Iran and Israel: A Cycle of Retaliation
Leah Hickert speaks with Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, about the tensions rising between Iran and Israel, as well as the potential for regional escalation. A new Analysis from the CSIS Middle East Program.
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman and Leah Hickert — April 23, 2024
G42's Partnership with Microsoft, the IDF's Reported AI System, and Meta's Watermarking Update
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Brielle Hill — April 19, 2024
Iran Emerges From The Shadows
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Eliot A. Cohen — April 19, 2024
China and the Middle East
Congressional Testimony by Jon B. Alterman — April 19, 2024
Recent Events
UNRWA at the Epicenter of the Gaza Crisis—Gaza: The Human Toll
Inside a Gaza IMC Field Hospital—Gaza: The Human Toll
Senator Van Hollen on Next Steps in Gaza
Operating in the Cave: Medicine Amidst Conflict in Syria
A Dire Humanitarian Crisis Continues—Gaza: The Human Toll
Hostage Diplomacy as an International Security Threat: Strengthening our Collective Action, Deterrence and Response
UNRWA at a Crisis Point—Gaza: The Human Toll
China's Approach to the Middle East
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Yana Abu Taleb: Environmental Peacebuilding in Jordan
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Leah Hickert — January 23, 2024
Audio Brief: China's Essential Role in the Gulf States' Energy Transitions
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman — January 2, 2024
Growing Cities On The Frontlines of Climate Change
Blog Post by Natasha Hall — December 19, 2023
Navigating the Global Energy Transition: A Conversation with Kuwait Petroleum CEO Sh. Nawaf Al-Sabah
Event — November 6, 2023
A Mezze: Baaloul Verde
Podcast Episode by Will Todman and Lubna Yousef — August 29, 2023
A Mezze: Keeping Iraq's Solar Community on Message
Podcast Episode by Lubna Yousef and Will Todman — August 15, 2023
A Mezze: Bride of the Beqqa
Podcast Episode by Will Todman and Lubna Yousef — August 1, 2023
Shirin Hakim: Iran’s Environmental Challenges
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Daniel Sharp — July 11, 2023
A Mezze: The Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Podcast Episode by Lubna Yousef and Will Todman — July 4, 2023
Powering Recovery in the Middle East: Realities on the Ground
Event — March 22, 2023