“The Israeli PM has put Iran into a ‘catch 22’ situation, a policy dilemma… If [Iran] reacts too harshly, it gives Israel the pretext it is looking for to broaden the war, especially against Hezbollah in Lebanon. But if the Iranian response is judged to be too weak, that erodes Iran’s deterrence,” MEI’s Firas Maksad tells NPR. Take a listen.
Middle East Institute
International Affairs
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Increasing knowledge of the Middle East among US citizens & promoting understanding between the two regions.
About us
Founded in 1946, the Middle East Institute (MEI) is the oldest Washington, DC-based institution dedicated exclusively to the study of the Middle East. Its founders, scholar George Camp Keiser and former US Secretary of State Christian Herter laid out a simple mandate: “to increase knowledge of the Middle East among the citizens of the United States and to promote a better understanding between the people of these two areas.” MEI is a respected, non-partisan voice in the field of Middle East studies.
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http://www.mei.edu
External link for Middle East Institute
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1946
- Specialties
- Middle East policy and research, Language classes, Public events, and Library and peer-reviewed journal
Locations
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1761 N St. NW
Washington, DC 20036, US
Employees at Middle East Institute
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R.P. Eddy
CEO @ Ergo | GeoPolitics + Global Macro Intelligence and Strategy, National Security
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Wayne Ackerman
Managing Director at Ackerman & Associates, Global Consulting
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Omar Christidis
MENA-Focused Investment & Innovation Expert | Digital Business & Public Policy Consultant I Board member I Moderator
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Dr Carole Nakhle
Chief Executive Officer at Crystol Energy
Updates
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“Iran has to think about the risk of failure [before a potential strike]. They failed the last time… and another major failure of being able to accomplish any type of military mission would be a setback for them,” General (ret.) Joseph Votel, former U.S. CENTCOM commander tells Neil Cavuto on Fox News Media.
Iran is likely weighing ‘risk of failure’ before potential Israel strike: Joseph Votel | Fox News Video
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As the UN grapples with unprecedented challenges to its role as a global peacemaker, Fadi Nicholas Nassar’s new book tackles a pressing question: What do UN mediators actually do when tasked with the responsibility to forge peace in conflicts like Syria? Fadi Nicholas Nassar is the US-Lebanon Fellow at the Middle East Institute. For more information visit https://lnkd.in/e9R5TmDM
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“[Harris] showed something that the president has really struggled with — and that is empathy... The president has not really been able to empathize with Palestinians. And that’s something you can’t fake.” - MEI's Khaled Elgindy to NBC News https://lnkd.in/eq3gstmn
Harris softens Biden's dark warnings about the state of democracy for a more 'joyful' message
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“There is no doubt there is risk involved with having troops deployed in Iraq or Syria, particularly when there is the presence of Iranian-backed Shia militia groups that operate in the area that have a history of attacking us,” Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel tells NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas. “We are not without some capabilities to protect ourselves.”
U.S. military is ready for Iran, Hezbollah: Retired general | Vargas Reports
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Israel's neighbors Egypt and Jordan are caught in the cross-hairs of the escalating tensions in the Middle East. MEI's Mirette F. Mabrouk and Firas Maksad analyze the situation.
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Former CENTCOM Commander, General Joseph Votel and MEI’s Senior Director of Strategic Outreach Firas Maksad discuss the back-to-back killings of Hamas and Hezbollah’s leaders and their effect on the possible expansion of the Gaza War. https://lnkd.in/eP4pXb_D
On the edge: Israel-Iran tensions post-Haniyeh assassination
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“Diplomacy will not stop the Iranians and Hezbollah from launching retaliatory attacks against Israel,” Senior Fellow and Director of Conflict Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program at the Middle East Institute, Randa Slim, tells the BBC News. “Once Khamenei says they’ll respond, that’s now regime dogma.”