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The New Old Middle East
  • Commentary
  • The New Old Middle East

    In many ways, the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and the war in Gaza that preceded it seem transformative. After decades of shadow warfare, Iran and Israel have now attacked each other’s homelands directly. And Israel and the United States have joined forces in a genuinely novel way to wage war against Iran.

    US Central Command
  • Backgrounder
  • US Central Command

    United States Central Command (CENTCOM), one of the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) six geographical combatant commands, is responsible for countering threats, responding to crises, and strengthening regional stability in the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia.

    July 29, 2026

    The Strategic Cost of Palestinian Powerlessness
  • Report
  • The Strategic Cost of Palestinian Powerlessness

    This report considers the lack of Palestinian political agency as a driver of regional insecurity that must be resolved before wider conflicts can be settled. The author analyses the conditions that contributed to the destruction of Palestinian political capacity, including Israeli policies, Palestinian shortcomings, and exploitation by Iran, and makes recommendations for an Arab strategic initiative.

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    Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East

    The Middle East Institute is honored to host the Hon. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, for a discussion about the status and plight of Palestinian refugees. Since its creation in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been at the forefront providing essential humanitarian and human development services to the now approximately 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza.

    March 5, 2013

    Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East

    The Middle East Institute is honored to host the Hon. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, for a discussion about the status and plight of Palestinian refugees. Since its creation in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been at the forefront providing essential humanitarian and human development services to the now approximately 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza.

    March 5, 2013

    Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East

    The Middle East Institute is honored to host the Hon. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, for a discussion about the status and plight of Palestinian refugees. Since its creation in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been at the forefront providing essential humanitarian and human development services to the now approximately 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza.

    March 5, 2013

    Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East

    The Middle East Institute is honored to host the Hon. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, for a discussion about the status and plight of Palestinian refugees. Since its creation in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been at the forefront providing essential humanitarian and human development services to the now approximately 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza.

    March 5, 2013

    Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East

    The Middle East Institute is honored to host the Hon. Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, for a discussion about the status and plight of Palestinian refugees. Since its creation in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been at the forefront providing essential humanitarian and human development services to the now approximately 5 million registered Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza.

    March 5, 2013

    Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East

    Palestinian Refugees in a Changing Middle East

    March 5 – January 1, 1970, March 5 - 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
    January 1 - 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM

    Middle East Institute, Boardman Room 1761 N Street, NW, Washington , District of Columbia 20036

    China's Evolving Stance on Syria
    Middle East Institute
  • Analysis
  • China's Evolving Stance on Syria

    Never before have China’s Middle East policies been less motivated by direct economic interests than by Beijing’s desire to prevent foreign (namely, Western) military intervention and forcing regime change in the region, even for the sake of humanitarian intervention.

    February 18, 2013

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    The Middle East Institute,
    The Foundation for Middle East Peace,
    Americans for Peace Now,
    Churches for Middle East Peace,
    and J-Street Present:

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    A talk by

    Professor Menachem Klein
    Bar Ilan University, Israel

    Monday, February 11, 12:00-1:30 PM

    Carnegie Conference Center, Choate Room
    1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW
    Washington, DC 20036

    February 11, 2013

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    The Middle East Institute,
    The Foundation for Middle East Peace,
    Americans for Peace Now,
    Churches for Middle East Peace,
    and J-Street Present:

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    A talk by

    Professor Menachem Klein
    Bar Ilan University, Israel

    Monday, February 11, 12:00-1:30 PM

    Carnegie Conference Center, Choate Room
    1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW
    Washington, DC 20036

    February 11, 2013

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    The Middle East Institute,
    The Foundation for Middle East Peace,
    Americans for Peace Now,
    Churches for Middle East Peace,
    and J-Street Present:

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    A talk by

    Professor Menachem Klein
    Bar Ilan University, Israel

    Monday, February 11, 12:00-1:30 PM

    Carnegie Conference Center, Choate Room
    1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW
    Washington, DC 20036

    February 11, 2013

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    The Middle East Institute,
    The Foundation for Middle East Peace,
    Americans for Peace Now,
    Churches for Middle East Peace,
    and J-Street Present:

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    A talk by

    Professor Menachem Klein
    Bar Ilan University, Israel

    Monday, February 11, 12:00-1:30 PM

    Carnegie Conference Center, Choate Room
    1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW
    Washington, DC 20036

    February 11, 2013

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    The Middle East Institute,
    The Foundation for Middle East Peace,
    Americans for Peace Now,
    Churches for Middle East Peace,
    and J-Street Present:

    Reorienting Strategy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

    A talk by

    Professor Menachem Klein
    Bar Ilan University, Israel

    Monday, February 11, 12:00-1:30 PM

    Carnegie Conference Center, Choate Room
    1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW
    Washington, DC 20036

    February 11, 2013

    After the Jordan Elections: Challenges Ahead for the Hashemite Kingdom
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • After the Jordan Elections: Challenges Ahead for the Hashemite Kingdom

    The Middle East Institute is proud to host Leslie Campbell, senior associate and regional director for the Middle East, and Danya Greenfield, deputy director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council, for an assessment of the Jordanian elections and an examination of the political challenges ahead for Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

    February 1, 2013

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