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Sep 18, 2025

Insights from Israel and the Gulf: An evolving regional integration

By Emily Milliken and Gershom Sacks

At a moment when the Abraham Accords is in question, we witnessed how the region moves quietly, sometimes boldly, towards cooperation.

Israel Middle East

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Sep 17, 2025

In landmark Syria elections, women still face electoral hurdles

By Marie Forestier 

As the indirect electoral process begins, Syrian officials could take several steps to increase women’s chances in this process.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

MENASource

Sep 10, 2025

Ten questions (and expert answers) on Operation Inherent Resolve’s end in Iraq

By Atlantic Council experts

This new frontier in the US-Iraq relationship leaves many opportunities, challenges and unknowns. Our experts unpack it all.

Defense Policy Democratic Transitions
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Content

In the News

Jul 23, 2019

Vajdich quoted in Foreign Policy on possible Saudi Arabia bills

By Atlantic Council

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jul 23, 2019

Ben Mahfoudh quoted in AFP on Libyan plane in Tunisia

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management Libya

In the News

Jul 23, 2019

Slavin quoted in the Japan Times on Trump options regarding Iran

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jul 23, 2019

Dagres interviewed in Monocle on Iran

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

MENASource

Jul 22, 2019

No justice, no peace: The failure of Kushner’s peace to prosperity workshop

By Iyad Yousef

US President Donald Trump’s administration team failed to gather required support from Arab countries during the Bahrain workshop for its economic plan, which would have been the cornerstone for the undisclosed political strategy policy for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The economic plan, through its three initiatives, could address paramount determinants of economic prosperity and peace, economic growth, human capital, and governance.

Israel Middle East

In the News

Jul 22, 2019

Itani interviewed in Providence Magazine on Syria

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Syria

In the News

Jul 22, 2019

Samet in The Forward: RIP: An Obituary for Israel’s Labor Party
Elections Israel

In the News

Jul 22, 2019

Cohen joins Bloomberg Radio to discuss escalations in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Jul 22, 2019

Cohen joins CNBC to discuss Iranian seizure of oil tanker
Economic Sanctions Iran

IranSource

Jul 22, 2019

Tensions in the Persian Gulf reflect power struggle inside Iran

By Noah Annan

Throughout the past four decades, US observers have disagreed about the nature of Iran’s factional politics and some have even questioned whether real differences exist. Rising tensions in the Persian Gulf seem to reflect Iran’s unified reaction to the US “maximum pressure” campaign.

Iran
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Experts

Staff

Alexander Young

Project Assistant

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

Fellow

Rza Aliyev

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Azerbaijani Central Asia

Expert

Jon Wilks

Distinguished Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Crisis Management

Fellow

Yerevan Saeed

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Iraq Initiative Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Energy & Environment

Fellow

Amina Mohamed

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Economy & Business

Fellow

Reem Goussous

Nonresident senior fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

Americas Arabic
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