Middle East & North Africa

The Islamic Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development could create a joint Levant reconstruction fund to address the region’s urgent needs

Iran may be willing to move to direct diplomacy but will start out by insisting on a mediator – Oman – to gauge U.S. seriousness in talks

Syria’s interim government faces urgent security and economic challenges while seeking domestic and international legitimacy

The de-facto normalization of relations between GCC nations and the Taliban reflects the Gulf’s interest in seeing Afghanistan stabilize

Addressing water challenges necessitates sustainable management, conservation, diversified sources such as desalination, and climate change mitigation

The Astana Process may still be significant in managing the emerging status quo, especially as ties between Europe and the United States appear to fray

With new leadership in Beirut, Hezbollah weakened, and Syria’s Ba’athist regime overthrown, GCC states cautiously reconsider repairing ties with Lebanon

Azerbaijan has boosted ties with Israel despite Israel’s harsh prosecution of the Gaza war since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023