Insights

Climate-induced Security Challenges in the Middle East

  • Aisha Al-Sarihi
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MEI Perspectives

Iran is No Longer the Country that Rushed into a Truce

In early April, with oil approaching US$120 a barrel and the US mid-term elections on the horizon, President…

MEI Perspectives Series 66: The Long Struggle for Domination of Hormuz

If geographical features could receive awards, the Strait of Hormuz would be the laureate of 2026, not because…

MEI Perspectives Series 65: What Drug Seizures Reveal About Iran’s Influence in the ‘New’ Syria

When the Bashar al-Assad regime fell in December 2024, the policy community read it as the end of…
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Think-In

Your Weekly Guide: 21 – 25 September 2026

The Board of Peace’s Unfinishable Business

Your Weekly Guide: 7 – 11 September 2026

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Books

[Book Review] The Dragon’s Reach: China’s Rise as an Imperial Power in the Middle East

Since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on 28 February 2026, the situation around the…
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Annual Reports

Winds of Change: Ripples in the Middle East and Their Impact on Singapore and Southeast Asia | MEI Annual Report 2020–2021

Download a copy of our Annual Report here. Chairman’s Message MEI’s Instrumental Role in Decoding Change in…
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Explore

Insight 134: No one is an Island – Religious Interactions Between the Middle East and Indonesia

Insight 253: National Identity in the UAE

Insight 99: Said Nursi, Desecularization, and Turkish Protest

[MEI Insights Series] Call For Papers: Israel-Asia Relations: New Trends, Old Challenges?

[Book Review] Creative Insecurity: Institutional Inertia and Youth Potential in the GCC

Insight 298: Expanding Israel-Azerbaijan Ties and Impact on Iran-Azerbaijan Relations

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