More than seven months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, the market has coped with a closed or contested Strait of Hormuz by drawing down inventories, curbing consumption, and leaning on U.S.

This virtual briefing featured MEI Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow Tim Lenderking, who served most recently as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs at the US State Department and as ...

The Middle East Institute’s Arts & Culture Center advances cultural understanding through exhibitions, performances, and public programs that spotlight the region’s creative voices and build ...

Mehrdad Akhlaghi was appointed defense minister in October 2026 by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. He is an unusual choice, as, unlike most of his predecessors, he does not come from a uniformed ...

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 ...

Ambassador David Hale is a Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute, after serving as a Foreign Service officer. He writes, speaks, and consults on US foreign policy, including ...

Ferid Belhaj is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and Adjunct Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Previously, he was vice president for the Middle East and North ...

مجلة الشرق الأوسط هي مورد لا غنى عنه للبحث والتحليل، حيث تدرس الاتجاهات الناشئة والتحديات المستمرة في بيئة إقليمية معقدة. صدرت لأول مرة في ...

Mihir R. Bhatt is director of the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI). He works on reducing risk-related action and learning: Experience Learning Series on Learning and Risk Mitigation; ...

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, ...

IMEC is designed to create a resilient supply chain network connecting South Asia (namely India), the Middle East, and Europe. It aims to transport goods, energy, and data, bypassing the Bab al-Mandab ...

As the U.S. administration considers whether to remove Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, understanding its nature, development, and ideology is essential to ...