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The CSIS Middle East Program focuses on the drivers of change in the region and is led by Mona Yacoubian. Follows/RTs ≠ endorsements.
As the Iran war reshapes regional flight paths, Syria is emerging as an unlikely beneficiary, gaining new traffic and revenue as it looks to reposition itself as a logistics corridor between the Gulf and Europe. Read more from Dylan Herman: www.csis.org/analysis/det...
Detour Dividends: How Syrian Airspace Benefits from the Iran War
This installment of Charting the Middle East spotlights the unlikely positive implications of flight disruptions for Syria in wake of the Iran war.
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"The Rome talks...represent a test of whether Lebanon can begin reversing more than half a century of state retreat and reclaim the strategic initiative in its own territory," writes Paul Salem ahead of the second round of Lebanon-Israel talks in Rome. www.csis.org/analysis/bey...
Beyond the Rome Talks: Pilot Zones, Hezbollah, and Rebuilding State Authority in South Lebanon
The second round of Lebanon-Israel talks in Rome must build on progress towards Israeli withdrawals and Hezbollah disarmament—and represent a test of whether Lebanon can reclaim sovereignty in its…
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Questions welcome: Join us NOW as Maha Yahya, Joseph Bahout, Alia Moubayed, and Paul Salem discuss Lebanon's security, diplomatic, and economic path forward: www.csis.org/events/leban...
Lebanon's Strategic Outlook: Diplomacy, Governance, and Economic Recovery | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion on Lebanon's strategic outlook with Maha Yahya, Joseph Bahout, and Alia Moubayed.
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A newly signed U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement, followed within a day by a significant new condition. Amb. Michael Ratney examines what this reveals about the reliability of the United States as a strategic partner: www.csis.org/analysis/wil...
Will the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Proceed?
President Trump's last-minute link between the U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement and Israel normalization injects new uncertainty into an already contentious deal.
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Redirected Gulf flights are becoming an unexpected revenue stream for Syria as it rebuilds from civil war. Dylan Herman looks at what this reroute reveals about Syria's reintegration into regional logistics: www.csis.org/analysis/det...
Detour Dividends: How Syrian Airspace Benefits from the Iran War
This installment of Charting the Middle East spotlights the unlikely positive implications of flight disruptions for Syria in wake of the Iran war.
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How is the region's war is reshaping GDP, inflation, food security & remittances, and what it means for Lebanon, Gaza, Syria, and Gulf diversification efforts? View @myacoubian.bsky.social’s conversation with IMF's Jihad Azour: www.csis.org/events/middl...
The Middle East’s Economic Outlook: Risks, Resilience, and the Path Ahead | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion with Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Following the Trump-Aoun meeting and ahead of Aug 4 Lebanon-Israel talks in Rome, join us on Mon, Aug 3 at 9am ET as Maha Yahya, Joseph Bahout, Alia Moubayed, and Paul Salem discuss Lebanon's security, diplomatic, and economic path forward: www.csis.org/events/leban...
Lebanon's Strategic Outlook: Diplomacy, Governance, and Economic Recovery | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion on Lebanon's strategic outlook with Maha Yahya, Joseph Bahout, and Alia Moubayed.
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Following the Trump-Aoun meeting and ahead of Aug 4 Lebanon-Israel talks in Rome, join us on Mon, Aug 3 at 9am ET. aha Yahya, Joseph Bahout, and Alia Moubayed join Paul Salem to discuss Lebanon's security, diplomatic, and economic path forward: www.csis.org/events/leban...
Lebanon's Strategic Outlook: Diplomacy, Governance, and Economic Recovery | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion on Lebanon's strategic outlook with Maha Yahya, Joseph Bahout, and Alia Moubayed.
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Airspace closures during the Iran war reshaped flight routes across the Middle East and beyond. In a striking reversal after years of conflict, Syria has remained largely insulated from the war's destabilizing effects—and is even benefiting from increased overflights. www.csis.org/analysis/det...
Detour Dividends: How Syrian Airspace Benefits from the Iran War
This installment of Charting the Middle East spotlights the unlikely positive implications of flight disruptions for Syria in wake of the Iran war.
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Since the start of the war with Iran, Iranian drones hit three datacenters in Bahrain and the UAE, disrupting banking and payment systems for 50 million people. The strikes raise hard questions for Gulf-U.S. AI and tech investments. www.csis.org/analysis/wha...
What the Iran War Is Costing Joint Gulf-U.S. Ambitions for AI
For decades, Gulf states invested trillions into the U.S. economy, tied their security to Washington, and bet that alignment was the price of protection. The Iran war raised a clear question: Was…
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Will the U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Proceed? CSIS Non-resident Senior Adviser Michael Ratney argues that the agreement has entered uncertain territory after President Trump linked it to Saudi-Israel normalization just one day after it was signed.
"Despite this escalating cycle of violence, there is always the possibility of diplomacy." CSIS's @myacoubian.bsky.social on the renewed U.S.-Iran strikes unraveling last month's ceasefire, and what could still lie ahead: www.youtube.com/shorts/jN9tI...
A New Phase in the Iran War?
Over the past week, the United States and Iran have exchanged several new rounds of military strikes, signaling the collapse of the previous Memorandum of Understanding to end hostilities agreed to…
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For decades, Gulf states tied their security to Washington and invested trillions in the U.S. economy. The Iran war raised a hard question: did alignment purchase security, or did it paint a target on their infrastructure? Joseph A. Farsakh explains: www.csis.org/analysis/wha...
What the Iran War Is Costing Joint Gulf-U.S. Ambitions for AI
For decades, Gulf states invested trillions into the U.S. economy, tied their security to Washington, and bet that alignment was the price of protection. The Iran war raised a clear question: Was…
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How has the Iran war weighed on Saudi Arabia's calculus, on both its partnership with Washington and its prospects for normalizing with Israel? Amb. Michael Ratney and Abdullah Alhenaki explain: www.csis.org/analysis/how...
How the Iran War Weighs on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership and Prospects for Normalization with Israel
Saudi Arabia neither sought nor engaged in the Iran war, yet it was forced to manage its consequences. The conflict has reinforced Riyadh’s determination to reduce regional instability while avoiding…
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"There are reasons to believe that this may not represent a return to all-out war." CSIS's @willtodman.bsky.social on the renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the signs that full-scale conflict may still be avoidable: www.youtube.com/shorts/TRth1...
Escalation in Iran
Iranian attacks on shipping and U.S. retaliatory strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have raised fears of renewed war. CSIS’s Will Todman explains the dispute over ship registration rights and why…
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Iranian attacks on shipping and U.S. retaliatory strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have raised fears of renewed war. CSIS's @willtodman.bsky.social explains the dispute over ship registration rights and why full-scale conflict may still be avoidable: www.youtube.com/shorts/TRth1...
Escalation in Iran
Iranian attacks on shipping and U.S. retaliatory strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have raised fears of renewed war. CSIS’s Will Todman explains the dispute over ship registration rights and why…
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"A diplomatic unraveling has accompanied the war’s re-escalation." Mona Yacoubian Director and Senior Adviser for the CSIS Middle East Program argues in her latest commentary on the latest round of escalations in the Middle East. Read here: www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
Is the Iran War Entering a Dangerous New Phase?
Escalating U.S.-Iran strikes are widening the conflict beyond the Strait of Hormuz, threatening Gulf infrastructure, regional stability, and global energy security. Yet behind the fighting, mediators…
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The U.S. and Iran have exchanged fresh strikes, unraveling last month's ceasefire agreement. CSIS's @myacoubian.bsky.social on what this renewed fighting signals for the next phase of the conflict: www.youtube.com/shorts/jN9tI...
A New Phase in the Iran War?
Over the past week, the United States and Iran have exchanged several new rounds of military strikes, signaling the collapse of the previous Memorandum of Understanding to end hostilities agreed to…
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A decade into Vision 2030, Saudi unemployment has fallen from 12.3% to 7%, and female labor force participation has grown from 20% to 34%. Amb. Michael Ratney and Adel Hamaizia assess what's working and how the Iran war is reshaping the plan's next phase: www.csis.org/analysis/sau...
Saudi Vision 2030 at Ten
Ten years after its launch, Vision 2030 remains Saudi Arabia's roadmap for resilience. The Iran war reinforced—not weakened—the case for economic diversification, with AI, digital infrastructure, and…
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How has the Iran war affected the U.S.-Saudi security relationship? And what does it mean for the Kingdom's prospects for normalization with Israel? Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney and Abdullah Alhenaki break it down: www.csis.org/analysis/how...
How the Iran War Weighs on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership and Prospects for Normalization with Israel
Saudi Arabia neither sought nor engaged in the Iran war, yet it was forced to manage its consequences. The conflict has reinforced Riyadh’s determination to reduce regional instability while avoiding…
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LIVE NOW: @myacoubian.bsky.social speaks with Jihad Azour, IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Director, to discuss how the Iran war is reshaping the region's economic outlook. www.csis.org/events/middl...
The Middle East’s Economic Outlook: Risks, Resilience, and the Path Ahead | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion with Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Tune in today at 3:00 PM EDT, as @myacoubian.bsky.social speaks with Jihad Azour, IMF's Director for the Middle East and Central Asia, to discuss how the Iran war is reshaping the region's economic outlook. www.csis.org/events/middl...
The Middle East’s Economic Outlook: Risks, Resilience, and the Path Ahead | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion with Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Tomorrow at 3:00 PM EDT: what does the IMF's July World Economic Outlook reveal about how the Iran war is reshaping the Middle East's economic outlook? Tune in as @myacoubian.bsky.social discusses with the IMF's Jihad Azour: www.csis.org/events/middl...
The Middle East’s Economic Outlook: Risks, Resilience, and the Path Ahead | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Middle East Program for a discussion with Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
csis.org
A decade in, Saudi Arabia has weathered the Iran war largely intact, still exporting oil, with its Vision 2030 ambitions refocused but not diminished, write Amb. Michael Ratney and Adel Hamaizia. Read their full brief: www.csis.org/analysis/sau...
Saudi Vision 2030 at Ten
Ten years after its launch, Vision 2030 remains Saudi Arabia's roadmap for resilience. The Iran war reinforced—not weakened—the case for economic diversification, with AI, digital infrastructure, and…
csis.org
What does the July IMF World Economic Outlook say about the Iran war's impact on Middle East economies? Join @myacoubian.bsky.social and IMF MENA Director Jihad Azour, live Wed, July 15 at 3:00 PM EDT. www.csis.org/events/middl...
"The Iran war exposed both the strengths and the limitations of Saudi Arabia's security partnership with the United States," write Amb. Michael Ratney and Abdullah Alhenaki. Read their full commentary below: www.csis.org/analysis/how...
How the Iran War Weighs on the U.S.-Saudi Partnership and Prospects for Normalization with Israel
Saudi Arabia neither sought nor engaged in the Iran war, yet it was forced to manage its consequences. The conflict has reinforced Riyadh’s determination to reduce regional instability while avoiding…
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Rising prices are putting basic goods out of reach for many in Iran. Lilya Yatim examines how inflation is driving up the cost of staples and increasing pressure on households: www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
Iran's Food Crisis
This installment of Charting the Middle East explores how the war has exacerbated Iran's economic collapse and its cost-of-living crisis.
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What can negotiations between Lebanon and Israel realistically achieve? In this episode of State of Play, @myacoubian.bsky.social and Paul Salem examine the first direct talks between the two countries in decades and their role in a rapidly changing regional landscape: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta...
What Can Negotiations Between Lebanon and Israel Achieve? | State of Play | CSIS Podcasts
Mona Yacoubian and Paul Salem join Will to discuss Lebanon and Israel's direct negotiations for the first time in 30 years.
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Six years after Lebanon's financial collapse and amid regional instability, what will restore economic confidence and drive recovery? See @mideast.csis.org’s discussion with Economy Minister H.E. Amer Bisat on Lebanon's outlook, reform priorities, and growth prospects: www.csis.org/events/navig...
Navigating Lebanon's Troubled Economic Recovery: A Conversation with Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade, H.E. Amer Bisat | CSIS Events
Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade H.E. Amer Bisat joins Paul Salem and Mona Yacoubian to discuss Lebanon's economic recovery.
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“Today, food staples—including flour, chicken, beef and cooking oil—are increasingly unaffordable, intensifying economic pressures on ordinary Iranians,” writes Lilya Yatim on Iran's cost-of-living crisis. Read her analysis below: www.csis.org/analysis/ira...
Iran's Food Crisis
This installment of Charting the Middle East explores how the war has exacerbated Iran's economic collapse and its cost-of-living crisis.
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