President Donald Trump reached the 100-day mark in his second term this week seeing a sharp drop in his domestic political ...

Iran appears to be reorienting its approach to diplomatic engagement with its neighbors and the West by prioritizing the ...

The US and Iran are set to hold a second round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program this weekend. The Trump ...

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary McInnis Boies and General (ret.) Joseph L.

The chaotic US military pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021 became a hot campaign issue in the 2024 presidential election ...

President Donald Trump wants a deal with Iran. Russia has offered to mediate. But an agreement negotiated by Moscow would ...

The spotlight on US policy in the Middle East remains focused on talks with Iran, with a third round set for Oman this coming ...

This article is published as part of the Perry World House workshop “U.S.-Iran Relations Under Trump 2.0: Lessons Learned and ...

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Harry Halem is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Senior Fellow at Yorktown Institute, and a Senior Fellow in Defense at the ...

For much of the past two decades, the Islamic State (ISIS) has enjoyed favorable conditions in Syria, but since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, dynamics have changed. With Assad ...

In this episode of Taking the Edge off the Middle East, Brian Katulis sits down with Toni Verstandig, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and current board member at ...