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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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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

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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
Seth G. Jones

Seth G. Jones

Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program

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Rethinking Saudi Arabia

Dr. Jon Alterman discusses progress and setbacks in Saudi Arabia's sociopolitical reform efforts and what these mean for U.S. engagement (or disengagement) with the kingdom in the future.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — June 23, 2022

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Syrians Need Not Apply

Lebanon is facing yet another shortage: a lack of foreign workers to work as maids and nannies in Lebanese homes. Syrians living in Lebanon could be part of the solution, but there are obstacles to their acceptance.

Newsletter by Caleb Harper and Will McChesney — June 23, 2022

Sustaining Israel's Innovation Economy

If the U.S. is to remain competitive in an increasingly complex and technologically advanced global economy, it must learn from the successes and failures of other countries. Examining the experiences of Israel and other global innovation hubs can help draw out important lessons for sustaining a successful high-tech economy.

Blog Post — June 23, 2022

Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: The DNA of Moroccan Society

Street children are an unfortunately common presence on Morocco’s city streets. Police in Agadir think they have an answer: DNA testing.

Podcast Episode — June 21, 2022

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

Nadia Oweidat: Disinformation in the Arab World

This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Nadia Oweidat, a Middle East fellow at the Wilson Center and an assistant professor at Kansas State University. They talk about Russian disinformation efforts in Arabic media outlets, how authoritarian states in the region are amplifying those efforts, and how she thinks Western governments should respond.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , Will Todman , and Caleb Harper — June 14, 2022

CSIS Babel
Babel: Translating the Middle East

A Mezze: Locals Be Damned

Years after Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State group (ISG), locals in the territory it formerly controlled continue to complain of a campaign of retribution. Now, they believe the government has a new strategy to punish them: building a dam.

Podcast Episode — June 7, 2022

CSIS Babel