The Center for Middle East Policy (CMEP) is dedicated to the formulation of more effective and sustainable U.S. policy toward the Middle East. It conducts research to illuminate the issues that shape, or should shape, U.S. policy toward the region and the major trends affecting the lives of the people who live there. Established in 2002, CMEP furthers its mission through research, convening, publications, and private exchanges. Its scholars reflect varying points of view and work to foster a productive, nuanced, and informed debate.
War in Israel and Gaza
The Palestinian Territories
Why Palestinian unity matters
Democracy, Conflict, & Governance
Gloom about the ‘day after’ the Gaza war pervasive among Mideast scholars
Israel
What Benny Gantz’s resignation means for Israeli policy and politics
Tunisia
Tunisia abandons two-state solution; courts Iran, China, and Russia
Experts
Natan Sachs
Director
- Center for Middle East Policy,
Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy
@natansachs
Shibley Telhami
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy
@ShibleyTelhami