Middle East
The Middle East Program heads CSIS’s work on the region, which analyzes a wide range of political, security, and socioeconomic issues related to the Middle East and North Africa, with special attention to the ways that changes in the Middle East and North Africa have effects beyond the region.
The DPRK-Hamas Relationship
North Korea has a long history of relations with Hamas. Their relationship goes back to the 1960s when North Korea first started to provide financial assistance and training to the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Critical Questions by Ellen Kim and Salamata Bah — March 27, 2024
Analysis: The New Forever Wars
Podcast Episode by Natasha Hall and Leah Hickert — March 26, 2024
Inside a Gaza IMC Field Hospital | Gaza: The Human Toll
Transcript — March 25, 2024
Surviving Scarcity: Water and the Future of the Middle East
Digital Report by Natasha Hall — March 22, 2024
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Inside a Gaza IMC Field Hospital | Gaza: The Human Toll
Senator Van Hollen on Next Steps in Gaza
Operating in the Cave: Medicine Amidst Conflict in Syria
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 7
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 6
China's Approach to the Middle East
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 5
Gaza: The Human Toll—Episode 4
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The DPRK-Hamas Relationship
Critical Questions by Ellen Kim and Salamata Bah — March 27, 2024
Analysis: The New Forever Wars
Podcast Episode by Natasha Hall and Leah Hickert — March 26, 2024
Inside a Gaza IMC Field Hospital | Gaza: The Human Toll
Event — March 25, 2024
Inside a Gaza IMC Field Hospital | Gaza: The Human Toll
Transcript — March 25, 2024
Surviving Scarcity: Water and the Future of the Middle East
Digital Report by Natasha Hall — March 22, 2024
The Coming Conflict with Hezbollah
Brief by Seth G. Jones, Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer, and Riley McCabe — March 21, 2024
“The Coming Conflict with Hezbollah”: Audio Brief with Seth Jones and Daniel Byman
Podcast Episode by Seth G. Jones and Daniel Byman — March 21, 2024
Dana Stroul: The U.S. Defense Strategy in the Middle East
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Leah Hickert — March 19, 2024
Senator Van Hollen on Next Steps in Gaza
Event — March 13, 2024
Senator Van Hollen on Next Steps in Gaza
Transcript — March 13, 2024