Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the Middle East Program
Middle East Program
The Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East program provides analysis of the region’s political, economic, and social trends, offering insights into its current instability, its future trajectory, and U.S. policy toward it. The program and affiliated fellows inform policymakers, opinion leaders, and the general public through publications, meetings, and briefings.
Program Experts
Elliott Abrams
Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
Henri J. Barkey
Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Elisa Ewers
Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Ed Husain
Senior Fellow
Farah Pandith
Senior Fellow
Linda Robinson
Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy
Ray Takeyh
Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
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Expert TakeBy Steven A. Cook, Farah Pandith, Henri J. Barkey, Elliott Abrams, Bruce Hoffman, Ed Husain and Elisa Ewers
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War Between Israel and Hezbollah Is Becoming Inevitable
Foreign Policy
By Steven A. Cook The Two-State Delusion & Israel at War
Tikvah Fund
Featuring Elliott AbramsSecrets of Statecraft: The Sagacity of Elliott Abrams
Hoover Institution
Featuring Elliott Abrams- Expert Take
The Strange Resurrection of the Two-State Solution: How an Unimaginable War Could Bring About the Only Imaginable Peace
Foreign Affairs
By Martin S. Indyk Forget the Two State Solution
What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein
Featuring Elliott Abrams- By Elliott Abrams
- By Elliott Abrams
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The ‘Biden Doctrine’ Will Make Things Worse
Foreign Policy
By Steven A. Cook - By Steven A. Cook
- By Elliott Abrams
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The Case Against Neo-Isolationism
The Liberal Patriot
By Steven A. Cook and Brian Katulis 
By Elliott Abrams- Expert Take
The Two-State Delusion
Tablet Magazine
By Elliott Abrams - By Ray Takeyh
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Netanyahu Is a Failure—and Israel’s Next Winner
Foreign Policy
By Steven A. Cook - Expert Take
The lessons from Erdogan's handling of Sweden's NATO bid
The Greek Current
Featuring Henri J. Barkey- Expert TakeBy Elliott Abrams
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Can the U.S. Find Allies to Help in Gaza?
The Wall Street Journal
By Steven A. Cook - Expert Take
What's Next for U.S. Policy in the Middle East?
National Committee on American Foreign Policy
By Farah Pandith
