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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Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

Photo: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

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

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Jon B. Alterman
Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program
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Seth G. Jones
Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program
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Will Todman
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program