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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Featuring Martin S. Indyk- Expert Take
To rebuild, look abroad
Boston Globe
By Farah Pandith - Expert Take
Trump’s Parting Gift to Biden: A More Stable Middle East
Foreign Policy
By Ray Takeyh Virtual Book Talk: Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East
The Institute for National Security Studies
Featuring Philip H. Gordon
By Steven A. Cook- Expert TakeBy Martin S. Indyk
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Trump Still Has 70 Days to Wreak Havoc Around the World
New York Times
By Philip H. Gordon and Robert Malley - Expert TakeBy Henri J. Barkey
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The Strategic Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin
Wall Street Journal
By Martin S. Indyk - By Steven A. Cook
- By Steven A. Cook
By Henri J. Barkey- By Steven A. Cook
- Expert TakeBy Philip H. Gordon
Virtual Book Talk: Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East
SETA Foundation
Featuring Philip H. Gordon- Expert TakeBy Philip H. Gordon
- Expert TakeBy Philip H. Gordon
Virtual Book Talk: Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Featuring Philip H. GordonVirtual Book Talk: The United States and Regime Change in the Middle East: Past, Present and Future
International Institute for Strategic Studies
Featuring Philip H. GordonThe Alternative to Regime Change: Talking to Philip Gordon
Los Angeles Review of Books
Featuring Philip H. GordonPodcast: The False Promise of Regime Change: Why Washington Keeps Failing in the Middle East
Conversation Six
Featuring Steven A. Cook and Philip H. GordonPodcast: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Featuring Philip H. Gordon
