Middle East

  • Feb 20, 2019
  • 2 min read

Middle Eastern attacks on Western press may increase

Cairo has barred a US journalist as a Saudi-funded outlet published a piece attacking a critical Washington Post editor

Middle East
  • Feb 19, 2019
  • 2 min read

Middle East summit reflects polarising US diplomacy

Many regional and European states failed to send senior officials to a US-sponsored summit to discuss peace and security

Middle East
  • Feb 13, 2019
  • 2 min read

Middle East talks will only highlight divisions

Warsaw is holding a US-sponsored conference on regional security, while Putin hosts Turkish and Iranian leaders in Sochi

Middle East
  • Jan 28, 2019
  • 7 min read

Middle Eastern momentum for solar power will grow

Solar power has been slow to gain ground in the Middle East, but is now picking up momentum.

Middle East
  • Jan 11, 2019
  • 2 min read

Washington will fail to fulfil Middle East promises

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's speech outlined the US regional role: more support for allies and hostility to enemies

Middle East
  • Jan 3, 2019
  • 1 min read

Middle East faces energy diversification challenges

Many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have energy diversification programmes

Middle East
  • Dec 27, 2018
  • 7 min read

US partisanship will damage its Middle East standing

US citizens’ stances on Middle East policy and perceptions of the region are increasingly divided on a partisan basis

United States
  • Nov 22, 2018
  • 7 min read

Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019

Trump will have two foreign policy priorities in 2019: making deals and winning voters for 2020

United States