Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has moved quickly to take over the instruments of governance in Damascus — a process divorced from and in many ways in contradiction to the power transition discussions ...

With almost a decade of experience governing Idlib, HTS knows that winning a war is easier than governing in its aftermath. Playing a central role in taking control of the governorate in 2015, Jabhat ...

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.

Established in 2009, MEI’s Turkish Studies program seeks to highlight and analyze political, economic, and social developments in Turkey through scholarly research and public events. It organizes an ...

Available in print and electronically, and with a foreword by top national security and cyber expert Richard A. Clarke, this is the first anthology of its kind to specifically detail cyber warfare in ...

Dr. Karen E. Young is a political economist focusing on the Gulf, the broader MENA region and the intersection of energy, finance and security. She is a Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia ...

The Middle East Institute Arts and Culture Center, in partnership with the Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA) USA Chapter, were pleased to host a conversation about the vital role and work of BeMA against ...

Home page for all research guides published by the Oman Library at the Middle East Institute. Welcome to the home page for all resource guides published by the Oman Library at MEI! Many of the ...

More than a year has passed since the horrific attacks that took the lives of 1,200 innocent Israeli citizens on Oct. 7, 2023, a devastating day that led to many more devastating days in Gaza, where ...

Aspirantum: This blog post on the Persian alphabet discusses its history and relation with Arabic, in addition to providing the various forms of Persian letters and their sounds. Easy Persian: This ...

About the series: This is a critical year for the future of democracy. Half the world’s population will go to the polls in 2024, at a time when citizens in America and across the globe are losing ...

Omniglot Encyclopedia: Describes the locations where Dari (also known as Afghanistan Persian) is spoken. Includes sample texts, explanation of sounds, and video clips, with links for more information ...