While Egypt is not in the direct line of fire in the US-Israeli war with Iran, its economy is acutely vulnerable to the ...

As the third-largest producer in OPEC+, Abu Dhabi’s departure will require a long-term recalibration of the group’s strategy.

The Middle East is both central to key United States interests and prone to instability. Yet US national security and defense ...

The war-time disruptions of international shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz are spreading through the fertilizer ...

After a decade of post-Arab Spring isolation, Turkey’s leaders have recognized that their ambition to position the country as an agenda-setter on the world stage requires active engagement in all ...

The Iran war has posed significant immediate challenges for Turkey. Key among them are rising energy prices, which have complicated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s efforts to stabilize the economy ...

After months of trying to head off a US-Israeli war with Iran, Turkey now finds itself caught in the middle of it — and deeply concerned that a prolonged, regionalized conflict could pose serious ...

The launch of large-scale US and Israeli strikes against Iran starting on February 28 — framed by President Donald Trump’s objectives of degrading Tehran’s military capabilities and potentially ...

The United States’ rapid military buildup across the Gulf has triggered a familiar anxiety in Iran, but the Iranians’ reading of American intentions has grown sharper and more layered than at any ...

In November 2025, the United States sought and obtained approval for a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 2803) endorsing the formation of a Board of Peace (BoP) and International ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Dr. James M. Dorsey is an award-winning journalist and scholar, an Honorary Fellow at the National University ...

After 10 months of US-mediated talks failed to achieve an integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s transitional state, hostilities erupted in early January — first in Kurdish ...