The Middle East Journal is an indispensable resource for research and analysis, examining emerging trends and persistent challenges in a complex regional environment. First printed in 1947, MEJ is the ...

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, ...

Turkey and Mongolia are separated by some 3,400 miles (5,500 kilometers), but the two countries have a shared history and since the end of the Cold War cultural ties have provided the connections that ...

With their harsh social policies, unbroken ties to terrorist organizations, and stiflingly narrow political rule, the Afghan Taliban have regularly ignored the pleas for change by the United States ...

The US is changing its approach to dealing with China’s technology statecraft in the Middle East. The recent Microsoft-G42 deal offers a new model for technology competition that helps to secure ...

With the first week of April now firmly in the rear-view mirror, the first quarter of 2025 can easily be characterized as a period of scene-setting for what looks likely to be a highly volatile year ...

Past foreign-led efforts to bring about regime change in the Middle East have all too often unleashed instability, extremism, and enduring strategic risk. A different future with Iran is possible — if ...

In addition to bread, the Russia-Ukraine war has begun to disrupt Egypt’s supply of sunflower seed oil, the country’s main vegetable oil along with soybean oil. The government imports 95% of its ...

Historically, Iran’s monarchs traded loyalty for privilege: They used their control over the main resources of the country, especially irrigation water, to distribute power and wealth among those ...

Syria has been beset with another round of deadly sectarian clashes, with hundreds reportedly killed last week, drawing renewed international involvement. Israel says its airstrikes in southern Syria ...

This essay is part of a series that explores the human costs and policy challenges associated with forced displacement crises in the Middle East and Asia. The essays explore the myths or ...

Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza has caused massive destruction in both human and material terms. In less than six months, close to 35,000 people have been killed, including more than 14,500 children, ...