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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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Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: From Beijing to Jerusalem

Before the pandemic, Chinese tourism to Israel was growing the fastest out of any country. As Chinese tourists begin to return to the market, Israel may continue to be a popular destination.

Podcast Episode — February 28, 2023

CSIS Babel

Deaths of Despair

With unemployment in the Middle East reaching alarming levels, Jon B. Alterman explores the potential consequences of the region's economic growth and energy transition on its youth population, and with it, the critical choices governments should make to avoid crises.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — February 21, 2023

Babel: Translating the Middle East

Natasha Hall: The Aftermath of Earthquakes in Syria

This week, in a special episode of Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Middle East Program senior fellow Natasha Hall about the aftermath of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman and Natasha Hall — February 21, 2023

CSIS Babel

Saudi Arabia’s New Journey in Anime

As anime’s popularity grows, Saudi Arabia’s engagement in the production of Arabic anime content represents a new effort to shape the narrative at home and abroad.

Newsletter by Daniel Sharp — February 21, 2023

Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: On the Hook

Egypt's fish farmers have been struggling for years now. Media and industry groups claim its due to climate change and Cairo's growing pollution, but farmers say the Egyptian military is to blame. 

Podcast Episode — February 14, 2023

CSIS Babel

Earthquake May Deepen Syria’s Divides

CSIS Middle East Program senior fellow Natasha Hall analyzes how the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria may worsen existing divides in the international aid response in Syria and further hinder support to the vulnerable northwest.

Commentary by Natasha Hall — February 7, 2023

Babel: Translating the Middle East

Bilahari Kausikan: The Middle East in a Multipolar World

Jon speaks with Bilahari Kausikan about how states in the Middle East can navigate complexity in the U.S.-China competition.

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

CSIS Babel