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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 28, 2025
Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence
The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the Middle East. This includes a collection of permanent U.S. bases and vario…
March 28, 2025
Middle East and North Africa
The Trump Administration’s Approach to the Middle East
Panelists discuss the Trump administration’s role in the Israel-Hamas peace negotiations, U.S. relations with other Middle East countries, and the administration’s priorities regarding U.S. involveme…
January 27, 2025
Donald Trump
Middle East policy advice from the Vandenberg Coalition
The Vandenberg Coalition has issued a report on Middle East policy for the Trump administration.
December 3, 2024
Israel
Assessing a Year of War in the Middle East
A year after Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack, Israel faces a seven-front war and deepening divisions between its military and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis …
October 25, 2024
Middle East and North Africa
The Threat of Regional Military Expansion in the Middle East
Panelists discuss the latest updates regarding the conflict in the Middle East, the risks of wider escalation, and the role of the United States. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is part of the Twenty-Ni…
December 10, 2024
Syria
What Assad’s Fall Means for Russia in the Middle East
The flight of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to exile in Russia poses a major strategic challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Kremlin’s influence in Syria and the region should not…
November 18, 2024
China Strategy Initiative
China in the Middle East: October 2024
China continued its condemnation of Israel this month while it Chinese-Iranian ties were on full display during the BRICS summit. The UAE and China celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations while C…
October 8, 2024
United States
CFR-Brookings Institution Election 2024 Virtual Public Event: The Future of the Middle East
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Program are collaborating to convene an expert discussion to examine the future of the Middle East. As part of a…
November 12, 2024
Middle East and North Africa
Trump and the Middle East, With Steven A. Cook (Transition 2025, Episode 2)
Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Middle Eastern countries are reacting to former President…
October 2, 2024
China Strategy Initiative
China in the Middle East: September 2024
Chinese engagement in the Middle East was significant throughout September. The month witnessed a host of conferences and visits by Arab leaders to Beijing and Chinese leaders to the Middle East’s ca…
