The Islamic Republic as we know it cannot endure. However, its collapse or transformation does not guarantee liberation. What ...

In the aftermath of the 12-Day War, both Israeli and US officials were insistent that regime change in Iran was not one of the objectives — notwithstanding some mostly symbolic actions by Israel that ...

The SDF and the armed factions that assumed control in Damascus also have more than a decade of tensions and hostilities ...

Last week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei effectively greenlit mass killings to save his regime. His message was blunt: ...

Iran is at a critical juncture. The clerical establishment is confronting the most sustained and deadly unrest it has faced ...

Founded in 1946, the Middle East Institute (MEI) is the leading Washington, DC-based institution focused solely on the Middle East, delivering non-partisan insights, analysis, and recommendations to ...

Noureddine Krichene is an economist at the International Monetary Fund.

Ronald Bruce St John served on the Atlantic Council Working Group on Libya and the International Advisory Board of The Journal of Libyan Studies. He is the author of five books on Libya, including ...

As the rivalry between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi sharpens in Yemen and beyond, Turkey has begun edging closer to Saudi Arabia. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has openly acknowledged Saudi concerns, ...

Dr. Dania Thafer is the Executive Director of Gulf International Forum. Her area of expertise is on US-Gulf relations, security and the political economy of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

Sippi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam is a social scientist and consultant with 17 years of international experience in programming in conflict and post-conflict settings. She has worked and travelled ...

This webinar discussed the following looming questions: Can Turkey sustain a three-way balancing act between Russia, Ukraine, and the US? Where does Ankara stand on Trump’s peace plan, which would ...