From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a ...

The protests in Iran could have a sweeping effect in a region already jolted by historic changes over the past year. Four CFR ...

Middle Eastern food and refreshments will be served. When 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolated in response to the confiscation of his produce cart in Tunisia, no one saw how his death would ...

Many american presidents try to ignore the Middle East. Barack Obama wanted to pivot to Asia; Joe Biden told advisers to keep the region off his desk. But it is not so easily ignored. The chaos of the ...