A great prize lies unclaimed by the United States and its allies: Lebanon. Ever since Hizballah’s deadly attack against the US Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, which killed 241 American service ...

Please join the Middle East Institute (MEI) for a webinar exploring Israeli views of the war in the Middle East. Two-and-a-half weeks after the United States and Israel launched a military campaign ...

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 ...

This report considers the lack of Palestinian political agency as a driver of regional insecurity that must be resolved before wider conflicts can be settled. The author analyses the conditions that ...

Alex Vatanka on the War With Iran and the Trump Administration Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia Alex Vatanka on the War With Iran and the Trump Administration Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia Alex Vatanka ...

This report outlines an actionable US roadmap to win in Lebanon, comprising eight chapters of specific policy interventions across the security, economic, and political dimensions needed to secure a ...

To view the report, please click here. The Middle East Institute (MEI) was pleased to host the launch of The GCC AI Stack, a new report by MEI Senior Fellow Mohammed Soliman. The report presents the ...

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, ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Martine van Bijlert has spent ten of the last 20 years living, working, and researching in Afghanistan and its ...

In November 2025, the United States sought and obtained approval for a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 2803) endorsing the formation of a Board of Peace (BoP) and International ...

Fiona Dajani Brummer serves as the Communications Coordinator at MEI, where she supports the organization’s outreach strategy. She produces podcasts, creates original content for social media ...

Dr. N. Janardhan is a political analyst based in the United Arab Emirates since 2000 and author of Boom amid Gloom: Spirit of Possibility in the 21st Century Gulf (Ithaca, 2011). As Honorary Fellow at ...