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The Biden administration and the Middle East: The view from Washington on the first 200 days

Middle East Institution | As the Biden administration takes office on Jan. 20, it faces a host of challenges, both at home and abroad....

Former Trump diplomat warns of rising Russian influence in Middle East

Ray Hanania, Arab News | James F. Jeffrey, now chairman of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, said...

How Joe Biden Hopes to Shift U.S. Policy in the Middle East

Kirsten Fontenrose, National Interest | The Middle East is the only major region of the world not mentioned by name in the “Restore and...

US-Israel operations can help Biden compete with China, Russia - opinion

Bradly Bowman, The Jerusalem Post| The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, includes a provision authorizing...

What can we expect from Joe Biden in the Middle East and in North Africa?

Pierre Razoux, Fondation Méditerranéenne d'Ëtudes Stratégiques| Even if his style will be more welcoming, there is no doubt that Joe...

Understanding the Wave of Normalization in the Middle East

Joshua Krasna - Foreign Policy Research Institute| Recent developments in the Middle East signify major, and positive, changes in...

International Donors Are Complicit in Middle Eastern Elites’ Game

David Linfield, Carnegie | By pushing economic liberalization in the Middle East without requiring transparency and fighting corruption,...

Vaccine Diplomacy: In 2021, the UAE will become the new vaccine hub of the Middle East

Mona Ali, ORF | During the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE contributed to the development of a new vaccine by actively participating in...

Israel in the Middle East: The next two decades

Natan Sachs & Kevin Huggard / Brookings Israel enters the 2020s looking toward its region from a position of confidence. Israel recently...

Pandemic worsens challenges of fragile states in Middle East and Central Asia, IMF says

Massoud A Derhally, The National | Coronavirus has led to remittances declining by as much as 25% in some countries during the first half...

Trump, Biden and the World

Washington Post | A presidential election in the United States is an international event. For decades, the question of who occupies the...

UAE-Bahrain deals with Israel offer chance at a ‘warm peace,’ economic growth and a moderate Mideast

Frederick Kempe, CNBC | It’s been a safe bet over the last four decades to “short” the region, as other parts of the world have moved...

The End of Hope in the Middle East

Steven A. Cook, Foreign Policy The region has always had problems—but it’s now almost past the point of recovery. Given how widespread...