The Stimson Center’s Middle East Program seeks to inform policy discussions on the Middle East by leveraging regional expertise, convening dialogues, and producing rigorous, non-partisan analysis and scholarship. The program assesses regional geopolitical developments with a focus on conflict management, regional security, and post-conflict peacebuilding. Through sustained engagement with policymakers, scholars, and subject-matter experts, the program aims to advance practical policy thinking rooted in on-the-ground realities.
A core pillar of the program is the convening of high-level Track 1.5 and Track 2.0 regional dialogues that bring together policymakers, academics, and experts to conduct joint analysis, discuss de-escalation processes, and advance regional cooperation. The program also organizes issue-area roundtables to develop impactful policy recommendations informed by global lessons learned and regional experience. The program’s analysis and policy outputs are directly informed by the insights generated through these dialogues and roundtables.
Recent coups in the Sahel give Iran the opportunity to strengthen its geopolitical partnerships and bolster its economy
September 22, 2023
Iran-US relations have reverted to the norm of the past four decades – no direct contact, economic warfare, hostage-taking and mutual recriminations
September 21, 2023
Iran worries that a new US security commitment to Bahrain is another step toward trying to construct an anti-Iran alliance
September 19, 2023
Distinguished Fellow Barbara Slavin called to testify to the House Oversight and Accountability hearing on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs.
September 15, 2023
To structure Iranian policy exclusively around negotiation with the Iranian government could prove to be a strategic mistake
September 14, 2023
The UAE will have to balance its allegiance to BRICS with its established security and investment partnership with the US
September 13, 2023
Iranians have found subtler ways to exercise their freedom even as the state escalates its efforts to re-establish compliance of the hijab
September 11, 2023
Saudi threats of making oil contracts in non-dollar currencies might be a component of a multifaceted bargaining strategy with the US
September 6, 2023
