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Enhancing peace, security, and people-to-people ties between the US and the Middle East through dialogue, engagement and exchange.
- 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 MEIās Syria Initiative. Al-Sharaa's remarks come during
- 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.
- A landmark evening in New York: MEI welcomed Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa for an exclusive, on-the-record conversation on Syriaās transition, the prospects for US-Syria relations, and the countryās place in a rapidly shifting Middle East. With senior diplomats,
- 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.
- Replying to @gonultolIn 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.
- "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
- 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-eā¦
- āRussia 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.
- 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.
00:00 - Three Israeli sisters of Yemenite origin are making Yemenite music popular again @AwAband1 bit.ly/2uNfwXS
- "Interestingly, in Syrian state TV, a lot of the people interviewed around all of these developments have literally been cheering the Israelis on,āĀ MEI Senior Fellow @Charles_Lister explained in a recent MEI webinar. Lister unpacked the Syrian government's silence on the
00:00 - On November 10, SyrianĀ 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-syriā¦
