Brookings Doha Center

Boys hold Qatari flags as they take part in Qatar's National Day celebrations in Doha, Qatar, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

From Doha to Erbil: Why blockades do not work

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Belt and Road Initiative: Towards greater cooperation between China and the Middle East

9:00 AM - Sunday Jan 14, 2018 5:00 PM CST

Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Interview: Iran protests end, but grievances remain

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Friday, January 12, 2018

Ali Fathollah-Nejad Iran

Interview: Ali Fathollah-Nejad discusses recent events in Iran

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Monday, January 8, 2018

Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London, December 31, 2017.

Causes behind Iran’s protests: A preliminary account

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah take part in the Annual Horse Race ceremony, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 30, 2017. Picture taken December 30, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Why economic crimes should be prosecuted as international crimes

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

A supporter of the constitution gestures in front of a statue of Egypt's former Army Chief of Staff Abdel Moneim Riad near Tahrir square, during the final stage of a referendum on Egypt's new constitution in Cairo, January 15, 2014. Polls across Egypt closed on Wednesday evening after a second and final day of voting on a draft constitution that could pave the way for a presidential bid by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Voting passed off more peacefully than on Tuesday, when nine people were killed, but officials said police arrested at least 79 people on Wednesday during protests by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, removed from power by Sisi in July. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

The Middle East and North Africa in 2018: Challenges, threats, and opportunities

Noha Aboueldahab, Tarik M. Yousef, Luiz Pinto, Nader Kabbani, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Mia Swart, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Ranj Alaaldin, Beverley Milton-Edwards, and Kadira Pethiyagoda

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Worshippers pray during Friday prayers on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, as Palestinians call for a "day of rage" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Jerusalem, in search of an honest broker

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah display Hezbollah and Iranian flags as they listen to him via a screen during a rally marking the 11th anniversary of the end of Hezbollah's 2006 war with Israel, in the southern village of Khiam, Lebanon August 13, 2017. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Spectacles after the fall of ISIS Caliphate

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) march during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, in Baghdad, Iraq June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Containing Shiite militias: The battle for stability in Iraq

Tuesday, December 12, 2017