This on-the-record virtual briefing on Tuesday, October 21, discussed Gaza's future with a pair of leading Israeli and Palestinian analysts. The conversation examined the difficult questions ...

Seizing Lebanon’s once-in-a-generation opportunity hinges on its ability to resolve its core dysfunction: reclaiming the ...

The central challenge facing Lebanon today is whether the country will graduate to functional statehood or continue ...

While the banking crisis remains unresolved, there is still ample scope for Lebanon’s central bank to advance reforms and set ...

Judicial independence is at the core of any successful democracy, and for decades, this issue has been a matter of public ...

Restoring both domestic and international confidence in the Lebanese government will ultimately depend on taking tangible ...

US President Donald Trump started off his week by flying to Israel and Egypt to mark the Gaza cease-fire and release of the ...

The Middle East Institute was pleased to host a public webinar on Wednesday, October 15, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT, on “The ...

A year after Israel defanged Hezbollah, and in the wake of the annual opening of the UN General Assembly and several developments related to the Middle East, it may be a good time to take stock. In my ...

The Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, signed in Riyadh on September 17, is far more than a bilateral pledge. It represents a profound reordering of ...

As we approach the two-year mark of the region-wide conflict unleashed by the attacks of October 7, 2023, it is important to take stock of how this poly-crisis has transformed the Middle East—and how ...

At some point, most people will likely have seen or received a school report that reads something along these lines: “Commendable progress but has the potential to do better.” The latest report from ...