For over a decade, US presidents have sought to deemphasize the Middle East and turn America’s strategic focus to other, ostensibly more important global priorities. Such thinking, however, ...

As the third-largest producer in OPEC+, Abu Dhabi’s departure will require a long-term recalibration of the group’s strategy.

The Middle East is both central to key United States interests and prone to instability. Yet US national security and defense ...

The war-time disruptions of international shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz are spreading through the fertilizer ...

The launch of large-scale US and Israeli strikes against Iran starting on February 28 — framed by President Donald Trump’s objectives of degrading Tehran’s military capabilities and potentially ...

On February 28, the US and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran. In a video message, President Donald Trump said the campaign aimed to “eliminate threats from the Iranian regime” and ...

Crude oil legally sanctioned by the United States and its allies today makes up an estimated 18% of global tanker capacity, or 6-7% of total unrefined petroleum flows — shares that have been growing.

In November 2025, the United States sought and obtained approval for a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 2803) endorsing the formation of a Board of Peace (BoP) and International ...

After 10 months of US-mediated talks failed to achieve an integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s transitional state, hostilities erupted in early January — first in Kurdish ...

This individual is a guest contributor. MEI is not able to assist with contact requests. Mouin Rabbani is a researcher and analyst specializing in the contemporary Middle East. He has previously ...

The last few weeks in Iran have retaught us lessons we already knew — lessons written in blood, courage, denial, and cruelty. We were reminded that the clerical regime’s ineptitude in governing is ...