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US President Joe Biden revealed over the weekend that he may travel to the Middle East soon and specifically mentioned visiting Saudi Arabia.

Turkish president demands extradition of Kurdish dissidents who oppose his government, plus lifting of arms embargoes 

The effort to bring Sweden and Finland into NATO remains stalled, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists that his country will exercise its authority to veto an expansion of the alliance. In public remarks on the issue, Erdogan has claimed that by allowing some Kurdish dissident groups that oppose his government to operate in…

President Kais Saied needs more carrots than sticks.

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine straining the already tense US-Saudi relationship, it might be time for a refresher course. And no one is better qualified to provide it than David B. Ottaway, who

Turkey is ready for energy cooperation with Israel after years of enmity, reviving a project to pipe Israeli gas to Europe as Ankara seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia.

More specifically, Washington should not let this new frame of "great power rivalry," which Middle East autocracies have heartily welcomed and exploited, distract it from scrutinizing the behavior of these regimes at home and from helping the regions citizens and societies address the socio-economic and political problems they face now and in the coming decades.

More specifically, Washington should not let this new frame of "great power rivalry," which Middle East autocracies have heartily welcomed and exploited, distract it from scrutinizing the behavior of these regimes at home and from helping the regions citizens and societies address the socio-economic and political problems they face now and in the coming decades.

This article is adapted from an article previously published in the Middle East Program’s Viewpoint Series. The war in Ukraine is likely to have

The United States is putting pressure on Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel. But the outcome of such a deal may not be as advertised.