Seizing Lebanon’s once-in-a-generation opportunity hinges on its ability to resolve its core dysfunction: reclaiming the ...

The central challenge facing Lebanon today is whether the country will graduate to functional statehood or continue ...

US President Donald Trump started off his week by flying to Israel and Egypt to mark the Gaza cease-fire and release of the ...

Following Israel’s September 9 strike on Hamas targets in Qatar, Pakistan has taken swift and significant foreign policy ...

US President Donald Trump sent his top Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to take part in ...

The Middle East Institute was pleased to host a public webinar on Wednesday, October 15, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT, on “The ...

After two terrible years — beginning on the horrific morning of October 7, 2023 — there is now a chance the Gaza war could ...

The Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, signed in Riyadh on September 17, is far ...

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 ...

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 ...

The unresolved crises unfolding on the Israeli-Palestinian front — a growing humanitarian disaster inside of the Gaza Strip, the horrific images of emaciated Israelis held hostage by terrorists in the ...