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  1. The Middle East in Transition
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    The Middle East in Transition

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    Aaron David Miller, David Schenker, Mona Yacoubian, and Ivo Daalder analyze how conflicts and power shifts are reshaping the Middle East and the roles of key regional players.
  2. A 'Historic Dawn' in the Middle East?
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    A 'Historic Dawn' in the Middle East?

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    Professor Lisa Anderson and Ambassador Daniel Shapiro join the Council's Cécile Shea to discuss the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

  3. Middle East and North Africa

    Content covering countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Yemen, and more.

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    Is the Middle East Heading Toward a Much Bigger War?

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    by Fawaz A. Gerges, Leslie Vinjamuri

    “I had never seen the Middle East as chaotic, as dangerous, as spiraling out of control as it is today.” Fawaz Gerges on why he believes the region is entering a much more dangerous phase.

  5. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
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    Behind China's Measured Response to the Middle East Conflict

    by Leslie Vinjamuri

    The Iran war is presenting the greatest test yet of the limits of America's power in an increasingly multipolar world.

  6. The skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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    Beyond OPEC: The Geopolitical Earthquake Reshaping the Middle East and Its Neighbors

    by Rachel Bronson

    The Iran war may have been the catalyst, but the UAE’s decision to leave the oil cartel is the culmination of years of geopolitical divergence with Saudi Arabia.

  7. A man walks along the shore as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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    War in the Middle East Ushers in a World of 'Might Makes Right'

    by Leslie Vinjamuri

    The US-led postwar international order is being tested in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz and in the shrewd calculations of governments from New Delhi to Helsinki.

  8. The Middle East on Edge: What's Next for Iran, Israel, and the Region
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    The Middle East on Edge: What's Next for Iran, Israel, and the Region

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    Security and Middle East policy experts discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, the current ceasefire, and the status of Iran's nuclear program.

  9. Middle East

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  10. Middle East

    The latest analysis, events, research, and commentary on the Middle East.