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Harry Halem is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Senior Fellow at Yorktown Institute, and a Senior Fellow in Defense at the ...

The MEI Art Gallery is a unique platform in the nation’s capital dedicated to the exhibition of contemporary and modern art, photography, and video from the region. Located in the Dupont Circle area, ...

Note: This essay was originally published in 2011. In 1946, inspired by his experiences in the region prior to World War II, George Camp Keiser established a center for the study of the Middle East.