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A decade on from the Arab Spring, 9 experts from across MEI offer their thoughts on what has and hasn’t changed — and what it all means for the future of the region.

MEI internships are available in the fall, spring, and summer to undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates. Candidates are expected to have an interest in the Middle East and a ...

Ambassador James B. Smith served as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2009-2013. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Smith had served in a variety of executive positions with Raytheon Company ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Luke Coffey is the director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy at the Heritage ...

On June 14, 2026, the United States and Iran agreed on terms to end the war that started on February 28, 2026, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. MEI experts react to the deal and what it means for the ...

On 13 December 2023, following discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, US President Joe Biden rejected congressional calls to stop or ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Mohammed Baharoon is the Director General of the Dubai Public Policy Research Center (b’huth), established in ...

Amb. (ret.) Richard W. Murphy had a 34-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service. After retiring in 1989, he joined the Council on Foreign Relations in New York as the Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for ...

GUO Changgang,Ph.D., is Professor and Director of the Center for Global Studies, Director for Humanities and Social Sciences Research at Shanghai University. Dr. Guo has been a Fulbright Visiting ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. David Des Roches is an associate professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies. Prior to ...