President Donald Trump has consistently shown a preference for unpredictability over a clear strategic vision. This is especially true on Iran, where from the war’s early stages the United States has ...

On Saturday, President Donald Trump threatened to launch the “biggest attack since World War II” against Iran, before ultimately scrapping the plan in favor of diplomacy at the behest of Riyadh and ...

The MENA Energy Recap is a quarterly review of key energy developments that took place in the region from April through June of 2026 and what they signal in the months ahead. The Recap views these ...

Natan Sachs is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute. His research and commentary on U.S. foreign policy, Israeli foreign policy and domestic politics, and Middle East affairs have been widely ...

It is now clear the United States is sinking into the quagmire of its war with Iran with no clear idea of how to get out. More than five months of intermittent bombing of Iran have not brought Tehran ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Dr. James M. Dorsey is an award-winning journalist and scholar, an Honorary Fellow at the National University ...

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 ...

This report assesses the future sustainability of agriculture across North Africa using a multidimensional approach that considers the dynamics of water, climate, land, and economics. To enable this ...

In his second term in office, President Donald Trump faces a Middle East undergoing multifaceted upheaval and an Islamic Republic of Iran currently in its weakest and most isolated position since the ...

The June 26 Trilateral Framework signed by Lebanon, Israel, and the United States is a remarkable breakthrough toward peace, but much work remains ahead. If the restoration of Lebanese state ...

Morocco’s phosphorus fertilizer industry, with its massive production capacity and international reach, has transformed the kingdom into a gatekeeper of global food supply chains. Morocco’s centrality ...

In September 2022, urban centers across Iran reverberated with the sound of protest. The scale and uninhibited nature of these demonstrations against the repressive Islamic Republic were in and of ...