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Enhancing peace, security, and people-to-people ties between the US and the Middle East through dialogue, engagement and exchange.
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    Middle East Institute
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    Sep 16, 2025
    The Middle East Institute (MEI) will host Syrian Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa in New York City, on the margins of the UN General Assembly, for a timely conversation with @Charles_Lister, Senior Fellow and Director of MEI’s Syria Initiative. Al-Sharaa's remarks come during
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    May 18, 2022
    Russia is violating the spirit of Montreux by using civilian ships for war | MEI's @YorukIsik examines #Turkey's use of the Montreux Convention to close the Turkish Straits to military vessels - and how #Russia is bypassing it using civilian ships.
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    Russia is violating the spirit of Montreux by using civilian ships for war - Middle East Institute
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    Middle East Institute
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    Sep 24, 2025
    A landmark evening in New York: MEI welcomed Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa for an exclusive, on-the-record conversation on Syria’s transition, the prospects for US-Syria relations, and the country’s place in a rapidly shifting Middle East. With senior diplomats,
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    Sep 8, 2023
    MEI's @YorukIsik analyzes ways the international community can counter Russia's malign behavior in the Black Sea - an area key to the country's economy and war effort.
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    Russia’s aggressive behavior in the Black Sea can be challenged - Middle East Institute
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    Apr 20, 2023
    Replying to @gonultol
    In response to questions about Mr. Abdulrazaq's connection to the Middle East Institute (MEI), he is not, and never has been, affiliated with the Institute.
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    May 19, 2023
    "The conflict in Laascaanood is being fueled by the spread of misinformation & fabricated videos by both the Dhulbahnate militia & al-Shabaab media, with the flight of civilians creating a 'CNN effect' that has prompted international action." - @GuledWiliq
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    The failure of partner-led, US-enabled policy in the Horn of Africa: The case study of Somalia -...
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    Dec 17, 2021
    MEI is proud to welcome @danaelkurd as a non-resident scholar in our Palestine Program. Her work focuses on authoritarian regimes in the Arab world, state-society relations in these countries, and the impact of international intervention. mei.edu/profile/dana-e…
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    Apr 8, 2022
    “Russia may have dropped a few naval mines around the Bosphorus, perhaps from somewhere close to Bulgaria, to reach the strait," says MEI's @YorukIsik to @VOANews.
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    Amid Russia-Ukraine War, Turkey Worries About Floating Mines in Black Sea
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    Feb 13, 2025
    A historic shift may be on the horizon, as Turkey and Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan engage in unexpected peace talks. After 40 years of insurgency and 40,000 lives lost, Ocalan is expected to call for PKK fighters to lay down their arms. MEI's @gonultol explains.
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    Middle East Institute
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    Jul 21, 2017
    Three Israeli sisters of Yemenite origin are making Yemenite music popular again @AwAband1 bit.ly/2uNfwXS
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    Middle East Institute
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    Oct 15, 2018
    Announcement: @paul_salem Named President of the Middle East Institute buff.ly/2ElMZOP
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    Jun 17, 2025
    "Interestingly, in Syrian state TV, a lot of the people interviewed around all of these developments have literally been cheering the Israelis on,” MEI Senior Fellow @Charles_Lister explained in a recent MEI webinar. Lister unpacked the Syrian government's silence on the
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    Nov 10, 2025
    On November 10, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with President Donald Trump. MEI's General (ret.) Joseph Votel and @Charles_Lister argue that fully repealing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act is essential to Syria's future. mei.edu/blog/help-syri…
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    Jun 14, 2022
    Pahlavi address highlights growing disillusionment with Iran’s leadership and the search for alternatives | @MeirJa examines the reaction of Iran's government to public criticism denouncing the regime's inability to provide for its citizens.
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    Pahlavi address highlights growing disillusionment with Iran’s leadership and the search for...
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