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In contrast to last year’s summit, the 2025 BRICS+ meeting in Brazil avoided the image of challenging Western financial hegemony and focused on building the base of its future clout.
Paul Dyer
By outlawing the Muslim Brotherhood, the Jordanian government has narrowed the space for political opposition, which may push dissent underground and fuel instability.
Molly Hickey
The Trump administration has taken aim at the U.S. State Department in ways that will impact Washington's influence in the Middle East.
Robert P. Beschel Jr.
In this Council Views, experts from the ME Council reflect on the past 100 days of the new Trump administration's disruptive foreign policy, unpacking what recent changes mean for MENA and how states are responding—from USAID and State Department cuts, to the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, to Gulf states’ posturing ahead of the president’s expected visit
Hamidreza Azizi, Mouin Rabbani, Rory Miller, Frédéric Schneider, Haid Haid, Paul Dyer, Dalia Ghanem, Özge Genç, Rashid Al-Mohanadi, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Yahia H. Zoubir, Faozi Al-Goidi, Nader S. Kabbani, Mahjoob Zweiri
As the world’s biggest economy and its largest consumer market, America’s rapid shift toward protectionism is already shaking up its trade relationships. Will it impact the Middle East and North Africa, too?
Paul Dyer
Syria’s post-Assad transition hinges on avoiding the failures of past revolutions by dismantling entrenched tyranny and building an inclusive, lasting political order. Can it learn the lessons of Libya, Egypt and Tunisia?