Center for Middle East Policy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC11FB562270

The end is nigh for Netanyahu

Monday, March 4, 2019

Morocco's Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri (R) and his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal sign an agreement during the 11th Moroccan-Saudi joint Commission in Rabat February 10, 2011. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz is alive and in "excellent shape," the Saudi foreign minister said on Thursday after Rumors about the king's health triggered a spike in the price of oil. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (MOROCCO - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) - GM1E72B057701

Morocco-Saudi relations: Trouble amongst royals?

Adel Abdel Ghafar and Anna L. Jacobs

Friday, March 1, 2019

A picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is displayed on a damaged structure at the entrance of al-Dukhaneya neighbourhood near Damascus, as civilians carry their belongings recovered from their homes after soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad regained control of the area from rebel fighters October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EAA71PL001

Can Syria return to the regional stage?

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert - RC1F3CF15930

Iran’s foreign minister stays on—But with a difficult mandate

Suzanne Maloney

Thursday, February 28, 2019

White House adviser Jared Kushner attends a plenary session at the Middle East summit in Warsaw, Poland, February 14, 2019. Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminski via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND. - RC1F9B11F600

Why Trump’s Middle East peace plan needs Congress

Hady Amr and Scott R. Anderson

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front fighters carry weapons on the back of pick-up trucks during the release of Lebanese soldiers and policemen in Arsal, eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF200000812722

What comes after ISIS?

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, February 22, 2019

Women and children walk with their belongings near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria February 12, 2019. Picture taken February 12, 2019. REUTERS/ Rodi Said - RC1B2727B0D0

The wrong decision on Hoda Muthana

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, February 21, 2019

A view of minarets of Prophet Mohammad's Mosque in the holy city of Medina January 3, 2007. Pilgrims from all over the world gather in the holy city of Mecca each year for the five-day haj, which is a duty for every able-bodied Muslim at least once in a lifetime. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (SAUDI ARABIA) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GF2E5440NM001 - GM1DUHYIKUAA

Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Iranian people gather during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2019. Vahid Ahmadi/Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTÝ - RC1507A9B400

After 40 years, is Iran’s revolution unravelling?

Suzanne Maloney

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Iranian cleric Ayatollah Sepehr Norouzi's turban rests on a shelf in the library of his home in Tehran July 31, 2005. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl CJF/SN - RP6DRMTRWOAB

What to read to understand the 1979 Iranian revolution

Suzanne Maloney, Eliora Katz, and Keian Razipour

Monday, January 28, 2019