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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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

Saudi Arabia Steps Out
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — 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

A Mezze: Going Green with Envy
Podcast Episode — March 14, 2023
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Powering Recovery in the Middle East: Realities on the Ground

Rethinking Humanitarian Aid: A Conversation with Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA

The Kurdish Roots of Iran’s Freedom Movement

Adapting Aid and Intervention in Yemen

Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security

2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap

A Conversation with H.E. Hoshyar Zebari

Sustaining Yemen: Ensuring Humanitarian Aid Amid Shifting Conflict Dynamics
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The Middle East’s Coming Centrality
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — September 20, 2022
Survey: Why Turkey Is So Popular in the DRC, And More
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — September 15, 2022

Dr. Krishna Udayakumar: “The world has moved on.”
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and H. Andrew Schwartz — September 15, 2022

A Mezze: It Takes a Village to Protect a River
Podcast Episode — September 13, 2022

Demographic Change in the Greater Levant: A Case Study by Country
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Paul Cormarie — September 12, 2022
Demographic Change in North Africa: A Case Study by Country
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Paul Cormarie — September 7, 2022
Olivia Lazard: Climate in the Middle East
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman — September 6, 2022


Demographic Change in the Arab/Persian Gulf: A Case Study by Country
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Paul Cormarie — August 29, 2022
Marsin Alshamary: Iraq's Political Crisis
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Lubna Yousef — August 23, 2022
