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.

U.S.-Israeli Military Exercises
Wall Street Journal Middle East Correspondent Dion Nissenbaum joins the podcast to discuss his reporting from aboard the U.S. George H.W. Bush in the Mediterranean Sea while the United States and Israel conducted their largest-ever military exercises, and Israel’s drone strike inside Iran just days later.
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz — February 2, 2023

A Mezze: Salmon Farming in the UAE
Podcast Episode — February 1, 2023

The Strategic Importance of the Middle East and North Africa: The Strengths and Limits of MENA Oil and Gas Wealth and the Challenge of Climate Change
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 24, 2023

Hanna Notte: Russia in the Middle East After Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — January 24, 2023
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Middle East Notes and Comment: The Middle East Transition We Need to Talk About
Newsletter — July 21, 2022

A Mezze: Lebanon's Brewing Crisis
Podcast Episode — July 19, 2022

Biden’s Mideast Visit
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Jon B. Alterman — July 13, 2022

Gregory Gause: President Biden's Trip to Saudi Arabia
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — July 12, 2022

President Biden’s Middle East Trip
Podcast Episode by Ben Cahill and Raad Alkadiri — July 11, 2022


Rescuing Heroes: The White Helmets in Syria
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — June 29, 2022

Sportswashing: The Human Rights Implications of Mega Sporting Events
Podcast Episode by Marti Flacks — June 28, 2022

Frank Verrastro: The Middle East and Global Energy Markets
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Caleb Harper — June 28, 2022

Israel Dissolves Government
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Jon B. Alterman — June 24, 2022
