Center for Middle East Policy

Houthi fighters attend the funeral of their fellow who were killed during the recent clashes in Sanaa, Yemen December 7, 2017. REUTERS /Mohammed Al-Sayaghi - RC1B26B1C800

Who are the Houthis, and why are we at war with them?

Monday, December 18, 2017

Worshippers hold Palestinian flags after 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 - RC1922868190

Jerusalem: After 30 years of hope and failure, what’s next for Israel/Palestine?

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

A member of al Qaeda's Nusra Front carries his weapon as he stands in an olive tree field, near villages which the Nusra Front said they have seized control of from Syrian rebel factions, in the southern countryside of Idlib, December 2, 2014. Picture taken December 2, 2014.

An al-Qaida setback in Syria?

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, December 8, 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 - RC1702E2DE30

Donald Trump’s Jerusalem move may prove too clever by half

Martin S. Indyk

Friday, December 8, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by ?Vice President Mike Pence?, delivers remarks recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC13960599F0

The Jerusalem announcement won’t really hurt America’s Arab alliances

Thursday, December 7, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by ?Vice President Mike Pence?, delivers remarks recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1F9F0D1440

Trump just sabotaged his own peace process

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Houthi followers rally to celebrate the killing of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC14B0A132D0

In Yemen, Iran outsmarts Saudi Arabia again

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Bahrain's Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Fahad bin Mahmood, Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani pose for a family photo during the annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Kuwait City, Kuwait, December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed - RC1E38F639D0

Facing big political challenges, this week’s Gulf Cooperation Council meeting fell flat

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Palestinian flag waves at Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2017. U.S. State Department official said that under legislation passed by Congress, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson could not renew a certification that expired this month for the PLO office. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1F816A3400

Locking Palestinians in a flawed peace process

Khaled Elgindy and Lara Friedman

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

A Palestinian girl stands outside her family house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RC129439E380

Gaza—Is there a fix?

Tuesday, December 5, 2017