Having taken on the role of facilitating a Lebanon-Israel cease-fire and hosting direct talks aimed at reconciling Israeli security with Lebanese sovereignty, the United States should also take the ...

Lebanon stands to be America’s next foreign policy win — if Washington chooses to claim it. The United States has committed significant resources, in war and diplomacy, to neutralize Iran’s ability to ...

Once NATO's most reluctant member, Turkey hosts this week's summit in Ankara as wars in Ukraine and Iran — and Erdoğan's ties to President Trump — make it one of the alliance's most indispensable.

This past June, I had the opportunity to visit Ukraine and see a bit of a war I heretofore had only read about. The contrasts with the Middle Eastern wars I had experienced were stunning, as was, in ...

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Long fragile and constrained by Israeli restrictions, the Palestinian economy is in dire straits. The focus since Hamas’ October 7 attack and the ensuing war has been on the devastation in Gaza. Yet ...

ERBIL, IRAQ — FEB. 28, 2026: An Iranian air attack targeting the US military base at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq was intercepted by air defense systems on Saturday, Feb. 28, amid ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Mohammed Baharoon is the Director General of the Dubai Public Policy Research Center (b’huth), established in ...

On June 14, 2026, the United States and Iran agreed on terms to end the war that started on February 28, 2026, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. MEI experts react to the deal and what it means for the ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Farzin Nadimi is a defense and security analyst, author, Middle East and Iran scholar, military historian, ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Shiar Youssef, from Syria, is the head of Naame Shaam‘s Research and Advocacy team. Naame Shaam, which means ...

The artificial intelligence (AI) era demands a fundamental rethinking of strategic infrastructure and international partnerships. Just as oil shaped the geopolitical landscape of the 20th century, ...