In Syria’s border regions, changes in demographics, economics, and security mean that an inter-Syrian peace process will require consensus among main regional powers that Syria must remain united, that no one side can be victorious, and that perennial instability threatens the region.

NATO’s decision to open office in Jordan strengthens western powers’ interests and challenges speculation surrounding their declining security engagement with the region.

The Middle East and North Africa, the most water scarce region in the world, is facing simultaneous climate, governance, and social challenges that the region's leaders and citizens can no longer ignore.

How Jordan’s capital city articulates its policies responding and adapting to the climate crisis.

Through concerted efforts to strengthen adaptive capacity in the socioeconomic and urban sectors, Jordan can improve its prospects for resilience and prosperity in the face of climate change.

Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.