While the banking crisis remains unresolved, there is still ample scope for Lebanon’s central bank to advance reforms and set ...

US President Donald Trump started off his week by flying to Israel and Egypt to mark the Gaza cease-fire and release of the ...

Judicial independence is at the core of any successful democracy, and for decades, this issue has been a matter of public ...

The central challenge facing Lebanon today is whether the country will graduate to functional statehood or continue ...

Seizing Lebanon’s once-in-a-generation opportunity hinges on its ability to resolve its core dysfunction: reclaiming the ...

Restoring both domestic and international confidence in the Lebanese government will ultimately depend on taking tangible ...

The Middle East Institute was pleased to host a public webinar on Wednesday, October 15, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT, on “The ...

The following articles are part of the series "Seizing Lebanon's Moment," a joint initiative with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The contributors to this series — ...

Brian Katulis speaks with Dr. Marvin Weinbaum—senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and former ...

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, signed on September 17, 2025, is a significant regional development. MEI has published several articles that provide different perspectives on ...

This on-the-record virtual briefing on Tuesday, October 21, discussed Gaza's future with a pair of leading Israeli and Palestinian analysts. The conversation examined the difficult questions ...

In this episode of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Mirette F. Mabrouk to unpack the growing tensions over the recently inaugurated Grand ...