Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The new coronavirus is spreading into conflict-affected states. The pandemic and efforts to contain it are much more likely to aggravate and multiply conflicts than reduce or end them.
Since 2011, borderlands in the MENA region transformed into considerable sites of contested power by a plethora of actors.
The Iraqi-Syrian border near Qaim and Bukamal has become a magnet for conflict, as Iraqi and Syrian state actors compete with Iranian-backed nonstate militias for influence and power.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Extreme inequality underlies recent protests throughout the Middle East. Without drastic structural reforms, a larger storm is brewing in the region.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Baghdad’s motorized rickshaws are a symbol of the larger crisis Iraq faces as it fails to give its youths a viable future.
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.
Emmy-winning journalist Kim Ghattas discusses her new book with David Ignatius
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.