The Middle East Program in Washington combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to provide deeply informed recommendations. With expertise in the Gulf, North Africa, Iran, and Israel/Palestine, we examine crosscutting themes of political, economic, and social change in both English and Arabic.
Rafiah Al Talei
Editor-in-Chief, Sada, Middle East Program
Nermin Allam
Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Nathan J. Brown
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Yasmine Farouk
Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program
Amr Hamzawy
Director, Middle East Program
Zaha Hassan
Fellow, Middle East Program
Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Karim Sadjadpour
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Frederic Wehrey
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Katherine Wilkens
Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Sarah Yerkes
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
MENA Transitions is a monthly newsletter with the latest analysis from the Carnegie Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center.
Diwan, a blog from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, provides insight into and analysis of the region. Drawing on the expertise of a team of Carnegie scholars—both in the Middle East and in Washington—this blog will offer reactions to breaking news, interviews with personalities and political figures, and updates on Carnegie research projects.
Sada is an online journal rooted in Carnegie’s Middle East Program that seeks to foster and enrich debate about key political, economic, and social issues in the Arab world and provides a venue for new and established voices to deliver reflective analysis on these issues.
This channel hosts Carnegie original content in Arabic, including podcasts, documentaries, and more.
Tracking political, diplomatic, and economic changes in Palestine and Israel, we carry out on-the-ground research, publish groundbreaking research, and host frequent discussions on related topics.
Tracking political, diplomatic, and economic changes in Palestine and Israel, we carry out on-the-ground research, publish groundbreaking research, and host frequent discussions on related topics.
Our program has carried out innovative research on Egypt’s political, economic, security, and social trajectory throughout years of turmoil and reverses. Current research focuses on tracking constitutional, legal, and political changes; human rights and civil society issues; and activities of the large and growing community of political exiles abroad.
Our program has carried out innovative research on Egypt’s political, economic, security, and social trajectory throughout years of turmoil and reverses. Current research focuses on tracking constitutional, legal, and political changes; human rights and civil society issues; and activities of the large and growing community of political exiles abroad.
We provide current and long-range analysis of political, leadership, military, and economic trends in Iran and the country’s role in the region.
We provide current and long-range analysis of political, leadership, military, and economic trends in Iran and the country’s role in the region.
We have unusual depth of expertise in North Africa, with renowned experts on Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Current research focuses on the causes and likely results of ongoing protests as well as the implications of marginalized citizens and regions in each country.
We have unusual depth of expertise in North Africa, with renowned experts on Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Current research focuses on the causes and likely results of ongoing protests as well as the implications of marginalized citizens and regions in each country.
The Kremlin’s Middle East diplomacy is driven by its rivalry with the West, the imperative to defend deep-rooted Russian interests in the region, and a desire to project power and influence well beyond its periphery.
The Moroccan government’s decision to bar civil society from filing public actions in cases of public fund and property offenses has stirred debate, with critics warning it sidelines crucial players in the fight against corruption.
A focus on Palestinian rights must come before negotiations over a state.
Syria's prolonged conflict has collapsed its electricity infrastructure and deteriorated conventional energy sources, compelling a swift transition to renewable energy.
85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is caught in a high-stakes military, financial and psychological battle against America and Israel at a time when his own mental faculty and energy are undoubtedly fading. Hesitating to respond to adversaries’ provocations risks further diminishing his authority, yet a strong response could jeopardize his survival.
The multifaceted nature of Turkish-Russian relations is tied to Türkiye’s changing relations with the West and its strategic maneuvers for greater autonomy.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are both autocratic energy titans, collectively controlling nearly a third of the world’s oil reserves and a fifth of its natural gas. Yet they are led by starkly different men with profoundly different plans.
A conversation about the recent elections in Tunisia, their lack of credibility, how they have been received by U.S. and other foreign officials, and what they say about the trajectory of democracy, both in Tunisia and elsewhere in the Middle East.
China and Russia face different trajectories in the Gulf. These trajectories will be shaped by prevailing strategic interests and influence, which are evolving and can shift abruptly.
A conversation on the future for the region, the chances of a two-state solution, and how much influence Iran continues to have in Lebanon.
