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

Salmon Fishing in the UAE: How Salmon Farming Fits into the Emirates’ Food Security Plans
Newsletter by Lubna Yousef and Caleb Harper — January 24, 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
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Rethinking Saudi Arabia
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — June 23, 2022

The Politics of Lebanon’s Gas Deal with Egypt and Syria
Critical Questions by Will Todman — June 23, 2022

Middle East Notes and Comment: Rethinking Saudi Arabia
Newsletter — June 23, 2022

Syrians Need Not Apply
Newsletter by Caleb Harper and Will McChesney — June 23, 2022

Sustaining Israel's Innovation Economy
Blog Post — June 23, 2022

A Mezze: The DNA of Moroccan Society
Podcast Episode — June 21, 2022

Nadia Oweidat: Disinformation in the Arab World
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , Will Todman , and Caleb Harper — June 14, 2022


Middle East Notes and Comment: Middle East Indifference to Ukraine is a Warning
Newsletter — June 1, 2022

Frederic Hof: Lessons Learned from U.S. Negotiations with Syria
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Caleb Harper — May 31, 2022
