Putting Diplomacy First in the Middle East: Creating Incentives for De-Escalation
May 30, 2023The Middle East is undergoing a historic transformation with unprecedented opportunities to build new relationships, de-escalate tensions, and foster conditions for stronger integration. At the same time, the region remains on edge because of ongoing tensions in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and other conflict zones, a civil war that broke out recently in Sudan, along with the overarching challenges presented by fraught relations between Iran, Israel, and several Arab Gulf countries — with the longer-term implications of the still-fragile Iranian-Saudi rapprochement yet to be fully assessed.
About the Director
Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud
Mohammed Mahmoud's areas of expertise include climate change adaptation, water policy analysis, and scenario planning. Previously, he was a senior policy analyst with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, where he provided research, modeling, and analysis on inter-state Colorado River Basin programs and binational water issues between the United States and Mexico. In addition, he is a faculty associate with Arizona State University.
Malak Altaeb
Non-Resident Scholar
Andrei Covatariu
Non-Resident Scholar
Karim Elgendy
Non-Resident Scholar
Megan Ferrando
Non-Resident Scholar
Raha Hakimdavar
Non-resident Scholar
Athra Khamis
Non-Resident Scholar
Orestes Morfín
Non-Resident Scholar
Gökçe Şencan
Non-Resident Scholar
Neeshad Shafi
Non-Resident Scholar
Youssef Wehbe
Non-Resident Scholar
Spotlight on COP27
Read all of MEI's articles and briefings on the 2022 U.N. Climate Change Conference (27th Conference of the Parties, COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. MEI's in-depth coverage provides analysis on emerging climate change issues and their implications surrounding this critical international conference.
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