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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

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Jon B. Alterman

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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Book Event: Dr. Hicham Alaoui and Dr. Robert Springborg's "Security Assistance in the Middle East: Challenges ... and the Need for Change"

Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a conversation with Dr. Robert Springborg, Dr. Hicham Alaoui, Dr. Lindsey Benstead, and Alex Walsh, about their new book, 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

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

Powering Recovery in the Middle East: Realities on the Ground

Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a conversation about international efforts to support more resilient and sustainable infrastructure in fragile states in the Middle East. 

Event by Jon B. Alterman , Matthew D. Steinhelfer , Christina Abi Haidar , Paul Noumba Um , and Will Todman — March 22, 2023

Saudi Arabia Steps Out

The recent China-brokered agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran represents a new era of Saudi diplomacy, shifting away from passive agreement with the United States and toward greater independent engagement in the region and beyond. 

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — March 22, 2023

Help Wanted, But Not Found: Emiratization in the UAE

As the UAE intensifies efforts to employ more nationals in the private sector, Emirati officials are finding that there are some jobs that Emiratis don’t want to take.  

Newsletter by Lubna Yousef and Caleb Harper — March 22, 2023

Babel: Translating the Middle East

Iraq 20 Years Later with Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad

In a special episode of Babel to mark the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, Jon sits down with Marsin Alshamary and Hamzeh Hadad to talk about the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion. 

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Lubna Yousef — March 21, 2023

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: Going Green with Envy

In Lebanon, neighboring communities are looking to connect and build off one another's initiatives, but a dysfunctional environment makes capitalizing on that opportunity a challenge for international donors and Lebanese communities alike. A new Mezze from the CSIS Middle East Program.

Podcast Episode — March 14, 2023

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

Will Todman: Powering Recovery

Jon Alterman speaks with Will Todman about his new report on the relationship between electricity and politics in conflict-affected environments and what donors should do differently.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , Lubna Yousef , and Caleb Harper — March 7, 2023

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