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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Middle East Notes and Comment: Saudi Arabia Steps Out
By paying so much attention to China in the recent Saudi-Iran deal, Americans risk missing the most important part of this agreement: the changing regional role of Saudi Arabia.
Newsletter by Jon B. Alterman — March 24, 2023

Saudi Arabia Steps Out
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — March 22, 2023

Help Wanted, But Not Found: Emiratization in the UAE
Newsletter by Lubna Yousef and Caleb Harper — March 22, 2023

Iraq 20 Years Later with Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Lubna Yousef — March 21, 2023
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Book Event: Dr. Hicham Alaoui and Dr. Robert Springborg's "Security Assistance in the Middle East: Challenges ... and the Need for Change"
Event by Jon B. Alterman , Hicham Alaoui , Robert Springborg , Lindsay J. Benstead , and Alex Walsh — April 19, 2023
Middle East Notes and Comment: Saudi Arabia Steps Out
Newsletter by Jon B. Alterman — March 24, 2023
Powering Recovery in the Middle East: Realities on the Ground
Event by Jon B. Alterman , Matthew D. Steinhelfer , Christina Abi Haidar , Paul Noumba Um , and Will Todman — March 22, 2023
Saudi Arabia Steps Out
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — March 22, 2023
Help Wanted, But Not Found: Emiratization in the UAE
Newsletter by Lubna Yousef and Caleb Harper — March 22, 2023
Iraq 20 Years Later with Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Lubna Yousef — March 21, 2023


Why Did China Help Saudi Arabia and Iran Resume Diplomatic Ties?
Critical Questions by Jon B. Alterman — March 10, 2023
Will Todman: Powering Recovery
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , Lubna Yousef , and Caleb Harper — March 7, 2023

Rethinking Humanitarian Aid: A Conversation with Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA
Event by Michelle Nunn and Kathleen McInnis — March 6, 2023