Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) for a half-day conference focused on Syria one year into its historic transition.

We heard with horror that two US service members were shot the day before Thanksgiving while performing their duties — on US ...

In less than a year, this Syrian transitional government has received official visits in Damascus from more governments ...

A key player in the oil industry and central to producer-consumer relations, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was formed by major oil exporters to stabilize prices and ...

Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince, prime minister, and main decision-maker in Saudi Arabia, left Washington and his ...

The MENA Energy Recap is a quarterly review of key energy developments that took place in the region from July through ...

For Iran, Iraq is strategic depth, political sanctuary, and economic lifeline all at once. The results of the November 11 ...

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump on 18 November, ...

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, signed on September 17, 2025, is a significant regional development. MEI has published several articles that provide different perspectives on ...

At some point, most people will likely have seen or received a school report that reads something along these lines: “Commendable progress but has the potential to do better.” The latest report from ...

This report is part of a regular, quarterly assessment that includes a report card with grades on five key policy areas based on the United States’ leading national security interests in the Middle ...

On March 10, 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the president of Syria, and Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), signed a historic agreement, ending a long-running divide ...