Middle East Institute

Iran’s foreign minister considered Friday returning to Tehran for “consultations” following talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry, three days before a deadline to strike a landmark nuclear deal with world powers.

What is the relationship between diplomacy and religion in the Middle East? What are the scope and limits for cooperation between clerics and diplomats?...

Coverage of Egypt over the past three years has focused on the dramatic political events, yet it was the dire economic situation that created the pressure for multiple uprisings.

The political crisis in Ukraine and subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia have sent reverberations throughout the Middle East, where Western and Russian influences continue to weave a complex geopolitical web.