Webcast: Expert Update on the Iran Conflict

Watch an urgent look at U.S. military objectives in Iran and the policies that would best advance U.S. security, help the Iranian people, and improve the prospects for long-term regional stability. Featuring Institute scholars Holly Dagres, Dennis Ross, Robert Satloff, and Dana Stroul

 

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America and Israel’s War to Remake the Middle East
Much more so than even last year’s war, the two allies are equal military partners in the current fight, but the growing gaps between their publics could impede cooperation on the next set of major policy issues in the region.
Mar 4, 2026
  • Dana Stroul
The Long, Sad History of U.S. Regime Change Promises
From FDR to the Bushes, Washington’s pledges to bring “freedom” to the Middle East have ended badly.
Mar 2, 2026
  • Robert Satloff
Deterrence and Escalation Dynamics with Iran:
The conflict in June 2025 laid bare longstanding misconceptions about escalation management with the regime and could hold lessons as the United States contemplates further military action.
Feb 20, 2026
  • Michael Eisenstadt
Tehran’s Homeland Option: Terror Pathways for Iran to Strike in the United States
Given their long history of terrorist plots in the West, Iranian agents and proxies could pursue multiple options for hitting back at America after the June war.
August 2025
  • Matthew Levitt

Interactive Map: Maritime Attacks in the MENA Region

Study: Russia in the Middle East

Montage: Presidents Sisi (Egypt) and Putin (Russia) at the 2024 BRICS summit; a woman holds a Russian flag in Istanbul; a Russia House cultural center in Syria; a map image superimposing Russian flag over Africa/Middle East.
Maps & Graphics
After Ukraine:
Moscow has cultivated ties with U.S. adversaries and allies alike, and Washington must respond by advancing a holistic policy that empowers Ukrainian commercial interests and addresses deficits in sanctions policy.
Jan 23, 2026
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Matt Tavares

Arab Public Opinion 2014 to Today

Fikra Interactive Public Polling Platform Thumbnail
Maps & Graphics
TWI Interactive Polling Platform
Interactive datasets, from 2014 to today
Jun 30, 2022