Middle East/Southwest Asia

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The Middle East/Southwest Asia program explores a wide range of regional issues, with a principal focus on the regional security agenda, from the Mediterranean to the Gulf. In 2013, we will continue to expand our work on the regional implications of the Arab uprisings through our project, Pathways to Progress: Peace, Prosperity and Change in the Middle East, which examines economic and security repercussions of the region's shifting political landscape. In addition, our research continues to address the challenge of Iran, the security implications of Iraq and its reintegration in the region, and issues related to stability of the Gulf Cooperation Council states. Our activities include workshops, field research, international conferences, and publications.

Research News

A few small facts and rumors may be pointing to a faint ray of hope at the end of a long tunnel in Bahrain.

1 - One of the Royal family members broke the rule of silence within the Al Khalifas in Bahrain and spoke to the Wall Street Journal of the rift in the family between the liberals and the "khawalites". Although, there have been calls in the family to investigate to find out who

Current Research

Arab Transitions

In 2013, the Stimson Center, in partnership with the George C. Marshall Foundation, will explore in greater depth the dynamics propelling momentous change in the Arab world, as well as the broad repercussions associated with these transformations. A new project, Pathways to Progress: Peace, Prosperity, and Change in the Middle East, will serve as the focal point of our
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Syria/Lebanon

Stimson will devote particular attention in 2013 to the challenges posed by the upheaval in Syria and its implications for regional stability. Our research efforts will focus on the complexity of the Syrian crisis, as well as its impact on Lebanon. In addition, the Stimson Center, together with the US Institute of Peace, will co-sponsor the Lebanon Working Group, which
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Gulf Security

With geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf region poised to simmer through 2013, the program will continue its examination of traditional and non-traditional security issues impacting the Gulf states and their neighbors, with an emphasis on the regional politics of Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian peninsula. Key areas of research and analysis will include Iran’s nuclear
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