After decades of repression, many of Turkey’s Kurds are hopeful that their long struggle for basic rights may finally be nearing a breakthrough. That hope is fueled by newly launched talks between ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly appointed special envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, paid his first visit to Damascus ...

A day before Air Force One touched down in Riyadh to kick off US President Donald Trump’s three-country tour of the Gulf, ...

What has been unfolding in the Gaza Strip for millions of Palestinians is the direct consequence of the failures of political ...

Near-term progress in a renewed nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran could add further downward pressure to a ...

The recent elevation of Gen. Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal is a thunderous declaration of the Pakistani military’s ...

How the Trump administration chooses to navigate its complex relationship with Pakistan at this consequential juncture can offer either strategic rewards or detrimental political ramifications for ...

Washington, DC, June 2, 2025 — The Middle East Institute (MEI) is delighted to welcome Natan Sachs as a Senior Fellow, ...

Shaib, discussed Syria’s post-sanctions era. Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is reorienting the country ...

Ambassador Dina Kawar, Jordan’s Ambassador to the United States, joins host Brian Katulis for a wide-ranging conversation on Jordan’s efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, its bilateral ...