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.

Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Nicolas Pelham of The Economist about the Moroccan monarchy and King Mohammed VI’s unusual friendship with a German kickboxer.
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — May 30, 2023

Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel
Transcript — May 30, 2023

Five Factors Mean the Middle East Is Not Back to Normal
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — May 23, 2023

A U.S. Pivot Away from the Middle East: Fact or Fiction?
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — May 23, 2023
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