Middle East

23 Jul
2020
Analysis, Biological, COVID-19, Jill Luster Articles, Middle East, Richard Pilch Articles, Tutorials & Videos
By Anne Marie Steiger
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CNS Alumni on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt and Mali

WEBINAR: Featuring former Visiting Fellows.

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07 May
2020
Analysis, Fabian Hinz Articles, Iran, Middle East, Middle East/Africa, Missile
By Rhianna Kreger
Iran's Qased SLV launch April 2020.

Have Iran’s Space Ambitions Taken a Worrisome New Turn?

The April 2020 launch may represent a hedging strategy aimed at acquiring long-range ballistic-missile technology.

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24 Apr
2020
Analysis, Fabian Hinz Articles, Iran, Middle East, Middle East/Africa, Missile
By Rhianna Kreger
Iran's Qased SLV launch April 2020.

Iran’s Space Ambitions

Fabian Hinz on Iran’s first successful military satellite launch.

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10 Apr
2020
Analysis, Biological, Chen Kane Articles, Cooperation, COVID-19, Middle East
By Dave Steiger
People in Shiraz walking next to a closed market, March 14, 2020. Image credit: Mohammadreza Farbood via Wikimedia Commons.

Coronavirus in the Middle East: A Rare Opportunity for Diplomacy?

Ironically, the conflict and instability-plagued Middle East could turn the coronavirus crisis into an opportunity.

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02 Apr
2020
Analysis, Biological, Chen Kane Articles, COVID-19, Middle East, Topics, Tutorials & Videos
By Dave Steiger
Split screen of four Bilal Saab Jessica Bell Chen Kane Asha George

Biological Warfare and Pandemics in the Middle East

WEBINAR: Dr. Chen Kane joins a virtual panel on the growing crisis in the region.

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26 Mar
2020
Analysis, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear, Tutorials & Videos, United States
By Dave Steiger
Amin Tarzi - Iran’s Nuclear Politics after JCPOA - Video

Iran’s Nuclear Politics after JCPOA

A presentation by Dr. Amin Tarzi of the Marine Corps University.

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26 Mar
2020
Biological, Chemical, East Asia, Eurasia/Russia, Joshua Pollack's Articles, Middle East, Missile, New Tools & Emerging Technologies, Nuclear, Rhianna Tyson Kreger Articles, South Asia, The Nonproliferation Review
By Rhianna Kreger
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Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 26, Nos. 5–6

Includes a Special Section on the shifting South Asian nuclear landscape.

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09 Mar
2020
Americas, Analysis, Center-Related News, Conference Reports, Cooperation, Event Reports, Jessica C. Varnum Articles, Middle East, Nuclear, Philipp Bleek Articles, Turkey, United States
By Dave Steiger
Participants around a conference table

Track 2 US-Turkey Strategic Dialogue in Brussels

Participants grappled with both challenges and opportunities in U.S.-Turkey relations.

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27 Feb
2020
Analysis, Chemical, Chen Kane Articles, Middle East, Middle East/Africa, Nuclear
By Anne Marie Steiger
Middle East Institute Logo

Regional Security from the Ground Up

Three overlooked factors to get there are the deficits in strategic, legal, and technical know-how among most powers in the region.

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29 Jan
2020
Americas, Analysis, Asia, China, East Asia, Europe, France, Iran, Joshua Pollack's Articles, Middle East, Middle East/Africa, Missile, Nuclear, Rhianna Tyson Kreger Articles, The Nonproliferation Review, United Kingdom, United States
By Rhianna Kreger
Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program - the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Officials of the P5+1 and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iran and EU in Lausanne (Src: Wikimedia Commons)

NPR’s Iran Reader

Key articles on Iran’s nuclear program and the world’s response.

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