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December 3, 2024

Israel
Assessing a Year of War in the Middle East

A year after Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack, Israel faces a seven-front war and deepening divisions between its military and Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis …

A Palestinian man looks out of his heavily damaged house at neighbouring houses which witnesses said were destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in the east of the Gaza strip.
Virtual Event by Audrey Kurth Cronin, Tamir Hayman, Robert Pape, Elliott Abrams, Nazanin Boniadi, Salam Fayyad, Richard Haass, Assaf Orion, Itamar Rabinovich, Mara E. Rudman, Steven A. Cook, Elise Labott, and Janine Zacharia

November 18, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Middle East: October 2024

China continued its condemnation of Israel this month while it Chinese-Iranian ties were on full display during the BRICS summit. The UAE and China celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations while C…

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan walks out of a car as he attends the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024.
Article by Benjamin M. Holtzman China Strategy Initiative

October 25, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
The Threat of Regional Military Expansion in the Middle East

Panelists discuss the latest updates regarding the conflict in the Middle East, the risks of wider escalation, and the role of the United States. PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is part of the Twenty-Ni…

Play Israeli soldier watches as Israeli tanks manoeuvre during military drill near Ein Zivan in Golan Heights.
Virtual Event by Dana El Kurd, Stanley McChrystal, Alex Vatanka, Steven A. Cook, and Nancy D. Bodurtha Middle East Program

October 1, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
U.S. Troops in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence

The U.S. military has an extensive footprint in the Middle East, including a collection of permanent bases and various naval assets, such as aircraft carriers and destroyers. 

A photo of an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
Article by Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow

November 12, 2024

Middle East and North Africa
Trump and the Middle East, With Steven A. Cook (Transition 2025, Episode 2)

Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Middle Eastern countries are reacting to former President…

Podcast A congratulatory billboard for U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump is displayed in Jerusalem on November 7, 2024. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Steven A. Cook The President’s Inbox

October 8, 2024

United States
CFR-Brookings Institution Election 2024 Virtual Public Event: The Future of the Middle East

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Program are collaborating to convene an expert discussion to examine the future of the Middle East. As part of a…

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Webinar by Steven A. Cook, Suzanne Maloney, Linda Robinson, Shibley Telhami, and Vivian Salama Election 2024 Events

October 2, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Middle East: September 2024

Chinese engagement in the Middle East was significant throughout September. The month witnessed a host of conferences and visits by Arab leaders to Beijing and Chinese leaders to the Middle East’s ca…

China's Prime Minister Li Qiang meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Article by Benjamin M. Holtzman China Strategy Initiative

October 2, 2024

Israel
Virtual Media Briefing: Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East a Year After the Hamas Attack

CFR experts discuss developments in the Middle East a year after the October 7 attacks in Israel. LABOTT: Thank you very much. And thank you to everyone for joining this media briefing. I’m Elise …

Play Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen
Virtual Event by Elliott Abrams, Steven A. Cook, Farah Pandith, Ray Takeyh, and Elise Labott Middle East Program

October 8, 2024

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Middle East Challenge, With Steven A. Cook and Amy Hawthorne (Election 2024, Episode 4)

Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, and Amy Hawthorne, independent consultant on the Middle East, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the …

Podcast Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Khiam, Lebanon, on October 4, 2024. Carl Court/Getty Images
Podcast by James M. Lindsay, Steven A. Cook, and Amy Hawthorne The President’s Inbox

November 19, 2024

China Strategy Initiative
Trump’s Victory Will Lead Asian States to Rely on Middle Powers Instead

Southeast Asia is increasingly turning to middle powers as a hedge against heightening U.S.-China competition in the region.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet wears a blue suit while shaking hands with then-Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who wears a black suit.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound