Before Tunisian voters have their say in the presidential election on Oct. 6, state institutions have already had their say.

Two years on since the Sept. 16, 2022, killing of Mahsa Amini in police custody and the start of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, popular demands for social reforms will continue to shape the future ...

After more than six months of talks, the United States and Iraq look set to announce a significant agreement stipulating that the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition will withdraw entirely from the ...

Shiraz Maher - Co-Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) - and Charles Lister - Director of MEI's Syria and Countering Terrorism and Extremism Programs - speak to ...

The US Justice Department’s terrorism charges against Hamas leaders for the Oct. 7 attacks were an expected if belated move to hold terrorists to account for their actions. The indictment reminds the ...

Last week, five ISIS fighters escaped from Raqqah Detention Facility in northeastern Syria, triggering operations by US Central Command and the Syrian Democratic Forces that resulted in the recapture ...

The following article is based on research conducted under the State Department’s Title VIII Fellowship, for the Black Sea Program at MEI. During summer 2024, the author traveled to Yerevan, Armenia, ...

The following article is based on research conducted under the State Department’s Title VIII Fellowship, for the Black Sea Program at MEI. During summer 2024, the author traveled to Baku and Karabakh ...

On Aug. 26, following a retaliatory strike by Hezbollah against Israel for the killing of senior commander Fuad Shukr at the end of July, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed ...

The following article is based on research conducted under the State Department’s Title VIII Fellowship, for the Black Sea Program at MEI. During summer 2024, the author conducted a series of ...