Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

The American University of Beirut (AUB) has long served as a hub of Arab national and cultural identity. Throughout the twentieth century, scores of Middle Eastern politicians and intellectuals ...

Suzanne Maloney is the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where her research focuses on Iran and Persian Gulf energy. At Brookings, she is a ...

Like President Donald Trump, the president of the UAE has changed the course of the Middle East’s history for the better. At a moment when global leadership feels increasingly hesitant, and the Middle ...

Just as it has a long history, the Middle East has experienced a long line of conflicts both within and outside the region.

The major in Middle East studies provides students with the opportunity to deeply explore this region’s historical, political, social and cultural complexity. Broadly conceived, this geographical ...