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.
The DPRK-Hamas Relationship
North Korea has a long history of relations with Hamas. Their relationship goes back to the 1960s when North Korea first started to provide financial assistance and training to the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Critical Questions by Ellen Kim and Salamata Bah — March 27, 2024
Analysis: The New Forever Wars
Podcast Episode by Natasha Hall and Leah Hickert — March 26, 2024
Inside a Gaza IMC Field Hospital | Gaza: The Human Toll
Transcript — March 25, 2024
Surviving Scarcity: Water and the Future of the Middle East
Digital Report by Natasha Hall — March 22, 2024
Recent Events
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
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 7
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 6
China's Approach to the Middle East
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 5
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 4
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The Coming Conflict with Hezbollah
Brief by Seth G. Jones, Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer, and Riley McCabe — March 21, 2024
“The Coming Conflict with Hezbollah”: Audio Brief with Seth Jones and Daniel Byman
Podcast Episode by Seth G. Jones and Daniel Byman — March 21, 2024
Asked and Answered: Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2024
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee and Lauren Adler — February 9, 2024
Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2024
Report by Catrina Doxsee, Alexander Palmer, and Riley McCabe — February 8, 2024
“Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2024”: Audio Brief with Catrina Doxsee
Podcast Episode by Catrina Doxsee — February 8, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Conflict Zones
Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian, Max Bergmann, and Maria Snegovaya, Romina Bandura, Kathleen McInnis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Eliot A. Cohen, Daniel Byman, Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Emily Harding, Craig Cohen, Alex Kisling — February 2, 2024
“Hamas’s October 7 Attack: Visualizing the Data”: Audio Brief with Riley McCabe
Podcast Episode by Riley McCabe — December 20, 2023
Hamas’s October 7 Attack: Visualizing the Data
Commentary by Daniel Byman, Riley McCabe, Alexander Palmer, Catrina Doxsee, Mackenzie Holtz, and Delaney Duff — December 19, 2023
Hamas’ October 7 Attack: The Tactics, Targets, and Strategy of Terrorists
Event — November 7, 2023
Hamas’ October 7 Attack: The Tactics, Targets, and Strategy of Terrorists
Transcript — November 7, 2023