Middle East & North Africa

Sudanese protesters march in a demonstration to mark the anniversary of a transitional power-sharing deal with demands for quicker political reforms in Khartoum, Sudan August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Order from Chaos

Normalizing Sudan-Israel relations now is a dangerous game

Payton Knopf and Jeffrey Feltman

Thursday, September 24, 2020

An Iranian woman wears a protective face mask as she walks next to an electronic currency board in Tehran, Iran July 2, 2020. Picture taken July 2, 2020. Mohamadreza Nadimi/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Op-Ed

Iran: The double jeopardy of sanctions and COVID-19

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Re-Engaging the Middle East

Edited by Dafna H. Rand and Andrew P. Miller

2020

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, and Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of Bahrain, watch during the Abraham Accords Signing Ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Podcast Episode

What prompted the UAE and Bahrain’s normalization of relations with Israel?

Natan Sachs and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Reports

Morocco's new King Mohammed VI sits in a horse-drawn red carriage, on his way to preside over his first Moslem prayers at the Ahl Fez Mosque July 30, since taking the throne last week. According to tradition, the first Friday (after being crowned) the king presides over prayers as a symbol that the king is carrying out his role as the Commander of the Faithful.JB/AA

Report

Progress and missed opportunities: Morocco enters its third decade under King Mohammed VI

Yasmina Abouzzohour

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during a bilateral meeting of the the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China April 25, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by

Report

China in the Mediterranean: Implications of expanding Sino-North Africa relations

Adel Abdel Ghafar and Anna L. Jacobs

July 2020

Foreign ministers attend the 26th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Bangkok, Thailand August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Report

Global China: Regional influence and strategy

Tarun Chhabra, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass, and Emilie Kimball

July 2020

UN envoy Martin Griffiths leaves after a news conference on Yemen talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Middle East & North Africa

A renewed call for indigenous-led conflict resolution in the Arab states

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo - RTX2RCC8

Report

The Islamic Republic of Iran four decades on: The 2017/18 protests amid a triple crisis

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Monday, April 27, 2020

Blog Posts

Foreign workers sit on the street after losing their jobs, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Future Development

Pandemic highlights the vulnerability of migrant workers in the Middle East

Omer Karasapan

Thursday, September 17, 2020

A Libyan flag flutters atop the Libyan Consulate in Athens, Greece, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Order from Chaos

Washington can seize a pinprick of light in Libya

Jeffrey Feltman

Friday, September 11, 2020

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi speaks during a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Francois Hollande at the presidential palace of al- Orouba for the official visit of the French president, Cairo on April 17, 2016. Cairo, Egypt, April 17, 2016. Photo by Etienne Bouy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Order from Chaos

The needed reset for the US-Egypt relationship

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Thursday, September 10, 2020

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The economic impact of COVID-19 on the Middle East: Recession, response, and recovery

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US policy in the Middle East: A conversation with Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker

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Palestine and the Arab World: A relationship in crisis?

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Multimedia

Flags of Saudi Arabia and China are hung in front of Tiananmen Gate before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Beijing, China February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Podcast Episode

Global China in the Middle East

Lindsey W. Ford, Bruce Riedel, and Natan Sachs

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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Global Economy

Africa’s roadmap for long-term economic growth

Landry Signé and David Dollar

Monday, June 29, 2020

Personnel assigned to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conduct small boat operations during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea April 17, 2020. Picture taken April 17, 2020. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brennen Easter/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Iran

US-Iran tensions escalate amid COVID-19

Suzanne Maloney, Brian Hanson, and Ariane Tabatabai

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