Hassan Soliman, The Musicians (c.1960-80) Courtesy of the Private Collection of Laila Hassan Soliman. El Marsam: Modern and Contemporary Art from Egypt explores the origins and evolution of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Dr. Oleg Svet is a security sector assistance analyst at Group W. He wrote his dissertation on the role of ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Dr. Ibrahim Saif served as Jordan’s minister of energy & mineral resources from March 2015 to June 2017. He ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Mark A. Heller is a Principal Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv ...

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 the pursuit of its national interests, Omani foreign policy is largely based on long-standing principles of good neighborly relations, mutual respect, tolerance, non-interference and ...

The global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has focused new attention on friction between the United States and its traditional partners in the Gulf and reinforced skepticism regarding the ...

The potential exploitation of generative AI by terrorists and violent extremists has attracted warnings that the technology may be used to groom or radicalize young people, help identify vulnerable ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to delay strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure to allow space for indirect talks initially eased market fears. Yet Tehran has firmly denied that any negotiations ...

It has been 30 years since Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman Yasir Arafat, flanked by a beaming President Bill Clinton, signed the historic Oslo ...