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- Strategic Europe
Is Iran’s Nuclear Future in the Hands of Russia and China?
- Mark Hibbs
- April 07, 2020
With new concerns about Iran’s nuclear activities emerging, Russia and China could take on the role of engaging with Tehran to make it cooperate with the UN’s nuclear watchdog.
- Diwan
How Will the Coronavirus Crisis Affect Your Middle Eastern Focus Area in the Coming Months?
- Michael Young
- April 02, 2020
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Quick Take
Iran’s Coronavirus Disaster
- Karim Sadjadpour
- March 25, 2020
Domestic mismanagement and international hostility have complicated Iran’s response to the coronavirus threat, fueling one of the world’s most dire outbreaks.
- Diwan
Politics and the Pandemic
- Michael Young
- March 16, 2020
- - عربي
In an interview, Amir Afkhami explains what Covid-19 may mean for Iran, and the world.
- Diwan
What Have the Reactions to the Coronavirus Outbreak in the Middle East Shown?
- Michael Young
- March 12, 2020
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Diwan
How Important Will Middle Eastern Politics Be in the U.S. Election This Year?
- Michael Young
- March 05, 2020
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Iran on the Boil in the IAEA Boardroom: Russia, the West, and NPT Obligations
- Mark Hibbs
- February 17, 2020
- European Leadership Network
Differences between Russia and the United States in the Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may inhibit multilateral verification of Iran’s safeguards obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
- Podcast
How Saudi Arabia And Iran Weaponized Religion
- Kim Ghattas
- February 13, 2020
- KERA’s Think
Iran and Saudi Arabia are currently locked in a battle for Middle East supremacy.
- Paper
Security Assistance in the Middle East: A Three-Dimensional Chessboard
- Robert Springborg, F.C. “Pink” Williams, John Zavage
- February 06, 2020
- - عربي
The United States, Russia, and Iran have chosen markedly different approaches to security assistance in the Middle East, with dramatic implications for statebuilding and stability.
- Event
Saudi Arabia and Iran’s Forty Year Rivalry
- Kim Ghattas, David Ignatius, William J. Burns
- February 05, 2020
- Washington, DC
Emmy-winning journalist Kim Ghattas discusses her new book with David Ignatius

James M. Acton
Jessica T. Mathews Chair
Co-director
Nuclear Policy Program
Acton holds the Jessica T. Mathews Chair and is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Cornelius Adebahr
Nonresident Fellow
Carnegie Europe
Adebahr is a nonresident fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on European foreign policy.
Jon Bateman
Fellow
Cyber Policy Initiative
Jon Bateman is a fellow in the Cyber Policy Initiative of the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Jarrett Blanc
Senior Fellow
Geoeconomics and Strategy Program
Jarrett Blanc is a senior fellow in the Geoeconomics and Strategy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Suzanne DiMaggio
Senior Fellow
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Suzanne DiMaggio is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East and Asia, especially Iran and North Korea.
Rose Gottemoeller
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Rose Gottemoeller is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program. She also serves as the Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Amr Hamzawy
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Amr Hamzawy studied political science and developmental studies in Cairo, The Hague, and Berlin.
Mark Hibbs
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Hibbs is a Germany-based nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Nuclear Policy Program. His areas of expertise are nuclear verification and safeguards, multilateral nuclear trade policy, international nuclear cooperation, and nonproliferation arrangements.
Ariel (Eli) Levite
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Levite was the principal deputy director general for policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission from 2002 to 2007.
Marc Lynch
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Marc Lynch is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.
Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East.
George Perkovich
Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair
Vice President for Studies
Perkovich works primarily on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation issues; cyberconflict; and new approaches to international public-private management of strategic technologies.
Karim Sadjadpour
Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.
Richard Sokolsky
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Russia and Eurasia Program
Richard Sokolsky is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program. His work focuses on U.S. policy toward Russia in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.
Sinan Ülgen
Visiting Scholar
Carnegie Europe
Ülgen is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, nuclear policy, cyberpolicy, and transatlantic relations.
Tristan Volpe
Nonresident Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Tristan Volpe is a nonresident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and assistant professor of defense analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Frederic Wehrey
Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research deals with armed conflict, security sectors, and identity politics, with a focus on Libya, North Africa, and the Gulf.