Center for Middle East Policy

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman (center L) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC19D7D768F0

Muhammad bin Salman’s U.S. visit marks 75 years of U.S.-Saudi ties

Monday, March 12, 2018

A man looks at central Riyadh from the Faisaliah Tower - Saudi Arabia, December 14, 2003. - PBEAHUOLTBX

A glimpse inside Saudi Arabia in photos

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman drinks coffee during the graduation ceremony of the 93rd batch of the cadets of King Faisal Air Academy, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 21, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1640D13C90

What’s behind the sudden ouster of top Saudi military commanders

Thursday, March 1, 2018

People line up with empty canisters and bottles as they wait to collect filtered water in Toukh, El-Kalubia governorate northeast of Cairo, Egypt June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC15FDCAEB90

Egypt’s long-term stability and the role of the European Union

Adel Abdel Ghafar

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool - RC1FB1C1B820

Bibi’s Faustian bargain—Why the cost of Netanyahu’s political survival could be steep

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

A member of al Qaeda's Nusra Front climbs a pole where a Nusra flag was raised at a central square in the northwestern city of Ariha, after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the area in Idlib province May 29, 2015. A Syrian insurgent alliance which has captured the last government-held town in the northwestern Idlib province made further advances on Friday, a monitoring group and fighters said. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - GF10000111523

6 counterterrorism lessons from the Syrian civil war

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Counter-protesters hold signs and shout slogans during an anti-Sharia rally in Seattle, Washington, U.S., June 10, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder - RC1C2C401560

The rise of anti-liberalism

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters walk as the sun sets in Eastern Afrin countryside, Syria, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1E12B5E3F0

The struggle for Syria, Chapter Two

Itamar Rabinovich

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC1A7487E850

The two things that will determine Netanyahu’s fate

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Israeli security forces examine the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the Israeli village of Harduf, Israel February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC179C599980

Iran and Israel face off in Syria, as if it wasn’t complicated enough

Dror Michman and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud

Tuesday, February 13, 2018