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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Egypt’s Gaza Problem
The Atlantic
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An Open-Air Prison: Gaza’s Worsening Health and Humanitarian Crises
Think Global Health
By Christina Bouri - Expert Take
Why the U.S. Tolerates Qatar’s Hamas Ties
Foreign Policy
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Elliott Abrams at the Sidney Institute Speaking on the Israel Gaza Conflict
The Sydney Institute
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The October Massacre Changes... Everything - With Elliott Abrams
“Call Me Back” With Dan Senor
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America’s Middle East Imperative: Contain Iran
Wall Street Journal
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Amid The Israel-Hamas War, An Opportunity?
The National Interest
By Henri J. Barkey WTH Aren’t We Holding Iran Responsible For The Attack on Israel? With Elliott Abrams
What the Hell Is Going On
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Bloomberg Surveillance
Bloomberg TV
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The Hamas Attack Has Changed Everything
Foreign Policy
By Steven A. Cook Hamas 'rejects Israel's existence', committed to ending 'world's-longest occupation' of 'Palestine'
France24
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