Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after the rebel military operation “Deterrence of Aggression” and the establishment of a ...

Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” was issued and implemented by the administration of President Donald Trump in early 2025, it effectively halted nearly all US foreign aid. The ...

The spotlight in America this week is trained on the home front, with growing tensions inside the country over President ...

Near-term progress in a renewed nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran could add further downward pressure to a ...

A day before Air Force One touched down in Riyadh to kick off US President Donald Trump’s three-country tour of the Gulf, ...

What has been unfolding in the Gaza Strip for millions of Palestinians is the direct consequence of the failures of political ...

The recent elevation of Gen. Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal is a thunderous declaration of the Pakistani military’s ...

After decades of repression, many of Turkey’s Kurds are hopeful that their long struggle for basic rights may finally be nearing a breakthrough. That hope is fueled by newly launched talks between ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly appointed special envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, paid his first visit to Damascus ...

Washington, DC, June 2, 2025 — The Middle East Institute (MEI) is delighted to welcome Natan Sachs as a Senior Fellow, ...

Shaib, discussed Syria’s post-sanctions era. Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is reorienting the country ...