Middle East & North Africa

Men walk through debris in the center of Afrin, Syria March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1850B1E4F0

The politics of reconstruction in Syria

Steven Heydemann, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

A supporter of the Islamist Ennahda Party holds a party flag during a municipal elections campaign in Tunis, Tunisia April 28, 2018. Picture taken April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1319B67DE0

What is the future of political Islam? Experts discuss

Friday, May 4, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on what is expected to be "implementation day," the day the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verifies that Iran has met all conditions under the nuclear deal, in Vienna January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF20000096885

Watch: Experts explain what’s at stake on the Iran nuclear deal

Suzanne Maloney and Thomas Wright

Friday, May 4, 2018

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Syrian army soldiers.

What are the United States’ options in Syria?

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Washington, DC-2018-On March 22, Foreign Policy at Brookings will host the minister of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Adel Al-Jubeir, for an Alan and Jane Batkin International Leaders Forum. In his remarks, the foreign minister will provide perspectives on Saudi Arabias role as a regional leader for stability and reconstruction. He will also discuss the importance of maintaining key bilateral relationships to promote the restoration of security and stability in the Middle East.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on regional geopolitics, the U.S.-Saudi alliance, and more

Jesse Kornbluth

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Men walk through debris in the center of Afrin, Syria March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1850B1E4F0

Seven years of Syria’s civil war: What Brookings experts are saying

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Women are seen walk near damaged buildings in Afrin, Syria March 22, 2018. REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi - RC1ADFC75FE0

Syria’s civil war is far from over

Friday, March 23, 2018

Protesters shout anti-American slogans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan December 13, 2017. The banner reads 'Curse, curse, curse. Every Anti-Islam step of the United States'. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza - RC166A2602C0

Trump’s tweet about Pakistan, explained

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

A general view of Jerusalem's old city shows the Dome of the Rock in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, October 25, 2015. Palestinian officials reacted warily on Sunday to what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed as Jordan's "excellent suggestion" to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence by putting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site under constant video monitoring. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - GF20000032168

Will Trump’s Jerusalem decision prevent the ‘ultimate deal’?

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

-PHOTO TAKEN 03APR03- The White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument April 3, 2003. - PBEAHUOQMBK

Watch: What do Americans think of Trump’s foreign policy?

Shibley Telhami

Friday, December 1, 2017