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About the Program

The Middle East Program in Washington  combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to provide deeply informed recommendations. With expertise in the Gulf, North Africa, Iran, and Israel/Palestine, we examine crosscutting themes of political, economic, and social change in both English and Arabic.

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Program experts

Rafiah Al Talei

Editor-in-Chief, Sada, Middle East Program

Nermin Allam

Nermin Allam

Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program

Nathan J. Brown

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Yasmine Farouk

Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program

Amr Hamzawy

Director, Middle East Program

Zaha Hassan

Fellow, Middle East Program

Marwan Muasher

Vice President for Studies

Karim Sadjadpour

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Frederic Wehrey

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Katherine Wilkens

Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program

Sarah Yerkes

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

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Diwan

Diwan, a blog from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, provides insight into and analysis of the region. Drawing on the expertise of a team of Carnegie scholars—both in the Middle East and in Washington—this blog will offer reactions to breaking news, interviews with personalities and political figures, and updates on Carnegie research projects.

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Sada

Sada is an online journal rooted in Carnegie’s Middle East Program that seeks to foster and enrich debate about key political, economic, and social issues in the Arab world and provides a venue for new and established voices to deliver reflective analysis on these issues.

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Arabic Multimedia

Carnegie’s YouTube in Arabic

This channel hosts Carnegie original content in Arabic, including podcasts, documentaries, and more.

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Key Areas of Research

Focus

Key Areas of Research

Iran
Iran
North Africa
North Africa

Palestine/Israel

Tracking political, diplomatic, and economic changes in Palestine and Israel, we carry out on-the-ground research, publish groundbreaking research, and host frequent discussions on related topics.

Palestine/Israel

Tracking political, diplomatic, and economic changes in Palestine and Israel, we carry out on-the-ground research, publish groundbreaking research, and host frequent discussions on related topics.

Egypt

Our program has carried out innovative research on Egypt’s political, economic, security, and social trajectory throughout years of turmoil and reverses. Current research focuses on tracking constitutional, legal, and political changes; human rights and civil society issues; and activities of the large and growing community of political exiles abroad.

Egypt

Our program has carried out innovative research on Egypt’s political, economic, security, and social trajectory throughout years of turmoil and reverses. Current research focuses on tracking constitutional, legal, and political changes; human rights and civil society issues; and activities of the large and growing community of political exiles abroad.

Iran

We provide current and long-range analysis of political, leadership, military, and economic trends in Iran and the country’s role in the region.

Iran

We provide current and long-range analysis of political, leadership, military, and economic trends in Iran and the country’s role in the region.

North Africa

We have unusual depth of expertise in North Africa, with renowned experts on Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Current research focuses on the causes and likely results of ongoing protests as well as the implications of marginalized citizens and regions in each country.

North Africa

We have unusual depth of expertise in North Africa, with renowned experts on Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Current research focuses on the causes and likely results of ongoing protests as well as the implications of marginalized citizens and regions in each country.

Completed Projects

Completed Projects

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2024
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The Great Powers and Security Competition in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa
9:00 AM — 10:30 AM EST

Join experts from Carnegie’s Middle East, Asia, Nuclear, and Russia programs for a panel discussion that will shed light on the complex dynamics of great power security competition and address their implications for peace and stability in the Gulf, the Levant, the Red Sea, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

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in the media
Middle East Power Balance Shift

A conversation about the fallout following the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, what’s next for the power balance in the Middle East, the role of the United States going forward, and more.

· December 10, 2024
CNBC
in the media
On GPS: Who Will Govern Syria After Assad’s Fall?

A discussion on Syria's challenges ahead after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

· December 8, 2024
Fareed Zakaria GPS (CNN)
in the media
On GPS: What Assad’s Collapse Means For Iran and Israel

Discussing Iranian and Israeli engagement with Syria in an era free of Assad.

· December 8, 2024
Fareed Zakaria GPS (CNN)
commentary
Sada
Saudi Pivot in The Turbulent New Middle East

Riyadh is at a crossroads, grappling with domestic pressures, regional ambitions, and global geopolitical trends.

  • Rabab khan
· December 5, 2024
Algeria city street with flags
research
Climate Governance in Algeria: Analyzing Institutional Capacities, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways

The country will need timely, concerted, and inclusive governance plans to meet the challenges posed by climate change.

· December 5, 2024
event
Dissent, Protest, and Palestine-Israel: Restrictions on Civic Space During Violent Conflict
December 3, 2024

Join the Carnegie Endowment’s Middle East program for a panel discussion moderated by Ishaan Tharoor, a Washington Post global affairs columnist, featuring editors of the new volume and legal scholars examining the book’s major findings and wider implications for speech and protest on college campuses and beyond.

  • +5
Russia in the Middle East and North Africa: Arms, Power Projection, and Nuclear Diplomacy
research
Russia in the Middle East and North Africa—Disrupting Washington’s Influence and Redefining Moscow’s Global Role

The agency of MENA states and nonstate actors and their multilayered interactions with the United States, China, Russia, and the EU have helped shape the complex outcomes of the great power competition.

· December 2, 2024
in the media
In Brief: Biden’s Last Chance at Foreign Policy Moves

What foreign policy moves President Biden may make in his lame duck period.

· November 27, 2024
War on the Rocks
night sky lit up by light from rockets
commentary
Emissary
The Middle East’s New War of Attrition

Egypt and Jordan are caught in the middle.

· November 14, 2024
december
18
2024
event
The Great Powers and Security Competition in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa
9:00 AM — 10:30 AM EST
  • +2
In The Media
in the media
Middle East Power Balance Shift
· December 10, 2024
CNBC
In The Media
in the media
On GPS: Who Will Govern Syria After Assad’s Fall?
· December 8, 2024
Fareed Zakaria GPS (CNN)
In The Media
in the media
On GPS: What Assad’s Collapse Means For Iran and Israel
· December 8, 2024
Fareed Zakaria GPS (CNN)
commentary
Sada
Saudi Pivot in The Turbulent New Middle East
  • Rabab khan
· December 5, 2024
Algeria city street with flags
research
Climate Governance in Algeria: Analyzing Institutional Capacities, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways
· December 5, 2024
event
Dissent, Protest, and Palestine-Israel: Restrictions on Civic Space During Violent Conflict
December 3, 2024
  • +5
Russia in the Middle East and North Africa: Arms, Power Projection, and Nuclear Diplomacy
research
Russia in the Middle East and North Africa—Disrupting Washington’s Influence and Redefining Moscow’s Global Role
· December 2, 2024
In The Media
in the media
In Brief: Biden’s Last Chance at Foreign Policy Moves
· November 27, 2024
War on the Rocks
night sky lit up by light from rockets
commentary
Emissary
The Middle East’s New War of Attrition
· November 14, 2024