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 ...

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 ...

The United States and Iran announced a deal to extend the ceasefire for an additional 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz by lifting the dual blockade, and end the tit-for-tat strikes that have ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Ahmed Alkhatib is an American citizen originally from the Gaza Strip and is the founder and executive director ...

Russia’s Taliban Embrace Signals a New Power Shift in Afghanistan Sometimes the only thing more frightening than Afghanistan’s problems is the Taliban’s solutions and the recently signed ...

Jason H. Campbell is senior fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), where he focuses on international security, geopolitics, and foreign policy. Prior to joining MEI, he was a senior policy ...

Panelists discuss the White House’s newly released Counterterrorism Strategy and its significant shifts in geographic priorities and ideological focus amid growing concerns about independent terrorist ...

A key player in the oil industry and central to producer-consumer relations, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was formed by major oil exporters to stabilize prices and ...

Before disclosing his real identity and announcing he was breaking ties with al-Qaeda in July 2016, “the conqueror” amir of Jabhat al-Nusra (JN), Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, always made sure to speak with ...

As the third quarter of President Donald Trump’s first year of his second term comes to a close, the record of his administration’s accomplishments is mixed. The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ...

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 ...

Six months into his second term, President Donald Trump remains in search of a major, concrete foreign policy win. Trump 2.0’s foreign policy is still struggling to produce a major positive outcome ...