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- Article
Mismatched Expectations: Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood After the Arab Uprisings
- Tamer Badawi, Osama al-Sayyad
- March 19, 2019
Though the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran share ideological commonalities and points of political convergence, several impediments stand in the way of deeper ties between them.
- Op-Ed
The Return of Iranian Hard-Liners’ Favorite Moderate
- Karim Sadjadpour
- March 07, 2019
- Atlantic
Zarif’s considerable diplomatic talents, coupled with his lack of authority, have meant that history will more likely remember him as more an enabler rather than a restrainer.
- Diwan
Resigned to Leaving
- Michael Young
- February 26, 2019
IranWire’s Natasha Schmidt discusses why Iran’s foreign minister Mohammed Javad Zarif may have thrown in the towel.
- Diwan
The Revolt of the Allies
- Michael Young
- February 21, 2019
- - عربي
Donald Trump has stressed the pursuit of national interests, but in the Middle East only those of America seem to matter.
- Commentary
Turkey, Russia, and Iran Are Mostly Playing Domestic Politics With Syria
- Marc Pierini
- February 13, 2019
At the Sochi summit, Erdogan, Putin, and Rouhani will discuss how to solve the conflict in Syria. But audiences back home will be at the front of their minds.
- Diwan
Did the 1979 Revolution Liberate Iran, or Imprison It in a Revolutionary Moment?
- Michael Young
- February 07, 2019
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Diwan
Does Iran Have the Means to Further Expand Its Influence Throughout the Middle East?
- Michael Young
- January 17, 2019
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Commentary
Has Pompeo Explained What Trump Wants in the Middle East?
- Michele Dunne, Andrew Miller
- January 11, 2019
The secretary of state tried to establish a new vision. But it was neither as different from Obama’s as he intended, nor fully in sync with the U.S. president’s views.
- Diwan
Circle of Deceit
- Michael Young
- January 11, 2019
- - عربي
The present Arab counterrevolution is very likely to lead to further revolutions down the road.
Support for Human Rights in the Arab World: A Shifting and Inconsistent Picture
- Michele Dunne
- December 28, 2018
- Rowaq Arabi
The current trend in U.S. and European governments to pay less attention to human rights issues in Arab countries did not develop overnight, and is unlikely to disappear quickly, as it is connected to local, regional, and global trends.

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.
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.
Perry Cammack
Nonresident Fellow
Middle East Program
Perry Cammack is a nonresident fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on long-term regional trends and their implications for American foreign policy.
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.
Amr Hamzawy
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Amr Hamzawy studied political science and developmental studies in Cairo, The Hague, and Berlin.
Mark Hibbs
Senior Fellow
Nuclear Policy Program
Hibbs is a Germany-based 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.