Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, has been especially busy over the past six months. Although you would strain to read it in the Western press, Egypt has played a significant role as a ...

While Syria clearly sought to avoid being dragged into the regional melee, the war and its destabilizing effects created significant opportunities for a transitional government in Damascus determined ...

In the summer of 2003, King Abdullah II told Bloomberg Jordan sits “between Iraq and a hard place,” a play on words designed to describe the kingdom’s challenging environment to an American audience ...

The American-Israeli campaign against Iran that began in February 2026 resulted in a regional conflict its authors never intended. The war’s chief product is not what the United States and Israel ...

Europe did not choose the war with Iran, and most European governments still resist describing themselves as participants in it. But six months of military basing, missile-defense drawdowns, energy ...

John Calabrese is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI) and book review editor for The Middle East Journal. His work focuses on the international relations of the Middle East, with a ...

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 ...

No leaders, no negotiators, no survivor, but the argument they made still stands: Morocco’s Gen Z 212, one year on No leaders, no negotiators, no survivor, but the argument they made still stands: ...

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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. Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki has 20 years of experience in venture capital and private equity investment with a ...