MEI Perspectives
China’s relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has changed profoundly in decades past. What began as…
- Alfred Schipke, Michelle Teo, Yu Hong, Fang Guo, and Lin Jing
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*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on his perspectives.…
- Brian Braun
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*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on his perspectives.…
- Jonathan Fulton
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*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on her perspectives.…
- Ebtesam Al Ketbi
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*The writer was a speaker at MEI’s Annual Conference this year – this article expands on her perspectives.…
- Li-Chen Sim
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The Middle East Institute’s Annual Conference 2026 provided a platform to examine both the immediate consequences of the…
- Nazhath Faheema
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In March, Iran announced that Japanese vessels would be allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Weeks later,…
- Gopi Bhamidipati
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As the build-up towards Israel’s 2026 elections grows, one group remains underestimated in its potential parliamentary weight, and…
- Molly Bernstein
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The Iran war has turned the Gulf into a contested maritime battlespace, where access itself — not just…
- Mohan Malik
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Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has experienced three wars that have been imposed on it: The eight‑year…
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