The Iran War Is Closer Than It Looks: Four Takeaways from the MEI–BISA Seminar Series

  • Ellina Khrais-Azibi & Liu Jia

Events

  • 13 Oct 2026

MEI – BISA Seminar Series 2026

  • 22 Oct 2026

S R Nathan Distinguished Lecture 2026

  • 08 Oct 2026

[Book Talk] Iron Dome: A History of Israel’s Military Strategy

Podcasts & Books

Israelis in Jerusalem Vote in First Election Since 7 October Attack

Iran Holds Talks with Mecca Pact Countries in Tehran

MEI S R Nathan Distinguished Lecture 2026

MEI Annual Conference 2026

Insights

Climate-induced Security Challenges in the Middle East

  • Aisha Al-Sarihi

Insight 318: Iraq, Climate Change, Migration and Security Implications

  • Anuradha Jangra

Twitter Updates

Perspectives

Series

Bridging the Gulf

Session 19: Strategic UAE – The Engine Behind the UAE’s AI Vision

Session 18: Hope and an Eye on the Future – The UAE’s Space Sector

Session 17: Communicating Credibility and Certainty in Qatar’s Foreign Policy

Explore

Insight 255: Pandemic and Peak? Gulf Hydrocarbon Exporters and Asia

MEI Perspectives Series 57: For the GCC, Iran War Exposes Need to Reboot Vision Plans

MEI Perspectives Series 36: Syria on the Brink

[MEI Insights Series] Call For Papers: The Middle East Goes to Space – National Space Programmes and Their Regional Implications

Insight 294: Israel and American-Chinese Rivalry