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Center for Middle East Policy

Center for Middle East Policy

The Center for Middle East Policy is dedicated to the formulation of more effective and sustainable U.S. policy toward the Middle East.

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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.

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War in Israel and Gaza

The Assad regime falls. What happens now?
A man holds Syrian opposition flags as he celebrates after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters, following a rapid rebel offensive that took the world by surprise, in Aleppo, Syria December 8, 2024.
Syria The Assad regime falls. What happens now?

Marsin Alshamary, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeffrey Feltman, Sharan Grewal, Steven Heydemann, Mara Karlin, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Itamar Rabinovich, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Angela Stent, Shibley Telhami

December 9, 2024

How is Trump’s reelection likely to affect US foreign policy?
A man wears a hat in support of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, during the Independence March to mark the 106th anniversary of Polish independence, in Warsaw, Poland November 11, 2024.
U.S. Foreign Policy How is Trump’s reelection likely to affect US foreign policy?

Pavel K. Baev, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeffrey Feltman, James Goldgeier, Samantha Gross, Ryan Hass, Mara Karlin, Patricia M. Kim, Lynn Kuok, Tanvi Madan, Suzanne Maloney, Alexander Noyes, Sophie Rutenbar, Natan Sachs, Mireya Solís, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Shibley Telhami, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew Yeo

November 14, 2024

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Natan Sachs
Natan Sachs Director - Center for Middle East Policy, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

Portrait of Madiha Afzal, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy.
Madiha Afzal Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Center for Asia Policy Studies

Shibley Telhami Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy

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