The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform U.S. foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Our two flagship initiatives include the Workforce Development Initiative (MENA-WDI), which aims to assess both current and projected challenges facing the region in developing the workforce and the implications for peace and stability. The Middle East Women's Initiative (MEWI) promotes the empowerment of women in the region through an open and inclusive dialogue with women leaders from the Middle East and continuous research. Through these initiatives, and additional programming on regional peace and security, protest and mass movements, and the digital transformation in MENA, MEP hosts policymakers, civil society actors, and private sector leaders to shed light on the myriad developments across MENA.
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Dear friends and colleagues, As you may be aware, the Wilson Center is being reduced to its statutory minimum function in compliance with the March 14, 2025 executive order. As a result, the Middle East Program is no longer continuing with planned programming, fellowships or publications and will be inactive. Thank you for supporting and following our work throughout the last 20 years. Sincerely, MEP Team
Dear friends and colleagues, As you may be aware, the Wilson Center is being reduced to its statutory minimum function in compliance with the March 14, 2025 executive order. As a result, the Middle East Program is no longer continuing with planned programming, fellowships or publications and will be inactive. Thank you for supporting and following our work throughout the last 20 years. Sincerely, MEP Team
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EVENT | Documentary Screening: Artifact War The Wilson Center's Middle East Program invites you to a screening of "Artifact War," a documentary uncovering ISIS's antiquities trafficking network in Syria. A panel discussion with filmmaker Evan Carpenter and experts Amr Al-Azm & Katie A. Paul, moderated by Steven Heydemann, will follow. 📅 Apr 4, 10:30AM-12:30PM 📍RSVP:
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[WATCH] In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, MEP Director Merissa Khurma discusses the end of the Gaza ceasefire, current negotiations with the US and regional powers, and potential post-war plans for Gaza by Trump and Netanyahu. Full episode⬇️ https://lnkd.in/d5Qnjqes
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