MEI Perspectives

When the Bashar al-Assad regime fell in December 2024, the policy community read it as the end of…
Strategic observers are now beginning to recognise that something unprecedented is unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz —…
Following the American and Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded with force against both countries, and…
China’s relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has changed profoundly in decades past. What began as…
*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on his perspectives.…
*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on his perspectives.…
*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on her perspectives.…
*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on her perspectives.…
The Middle East Institute’s Annual Conference 2026 provided a platform to examine both the immediate consequences of the…
In March, Iran announced that Japanese vessels would be allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Weeks later,…