Middle East




Middle East Program

Our Mission

The prime mission of the Eurasia Center’s new Middle East Program is to develop new and facilitate existing positive relations between the United States and Arab countries in Southwest Eurasia, The Gulf States. The Eurasia Center is constantly building an association of Middle East scholars who share in this vision. Our Middle East program focuses on a group of scholars who analyze the new trends being built between America and the Middle East and also the new dramatic relations developing with the Middle East and Eurasia.

 

There has been a surge in negative scholarly, journalistic and political commentary on the Arab world. The Eurasia Center seeks to identify specific areas in which the United States and the Arab world can achieve the most productive interactions, all the while maintaining mutual respect of each other’s cultures to build new bridges for many years to come.


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  • About Us

    Founded as the first organization in America to use the term Eurasia, it has been the America-Eurasia Center’s vision that the relationship between America and the nations of Eurasia (Europe and Asia), with a newer focus on the Middle East, work together to build lasting positive relations so that in times of crisis such bonds will not break. Such relationships can only be built from the ground up and that is why the membership and readership of The America-Eurasia Center has grown dramatically. 



    Those who are interested in building peaceful positive relations among nations are becoming increasingly alarmed at the current course of relations between America and nations in Eurasia. 



    New initiatives, solutions, and opportunities must be made. That is why The America-Eurasia Center and its America-Eurasian Business Coalition continue to promote our mission through Programs, Conferences, Publications, and the media which reach billions of people around the world. We are seeking partnerships with all peoples and nations who seek peace and prosperity through understanding...not supporting centuries-old divisions that lead to endless wars and disasters.

  • Research and Reporting

    The America-Eurasia Center continues to expand its research and reporting on the Middle East. The Center is committed to pushing the forefront of Middle East-focused research through fact-finding group visits sponsored by corporations, businesses, and individuals. Through these visits, the America-Eurasia Center will be better able to understand the unique economic, political, and social climate of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and assess how the region’s socio-political boundaries will continue to change in the years ahead.


    The benefits of conducting this on-the-ground research will not be limited to just the America-Eurasia Center—multinational corporations, non-government organizations, the wider academic community, and the region itself can all gain insight from our important activities, research, prognoses, and prescriptions. 


    Through grants and private donations, the America-Eurasia Center can propel itself to the forefront of Middle East-focused research, putting the Center’s resources and dedicated personnel into action on one of the most enduringly important areas for America’s foreign policy. 


  • Our Work

    The America-Eurasia Center promotes positive US relations with the Middle East through its efforts that highlight the important role of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s efforts which bring stability and energy security to the world. Our efforts by scholars and staff to work on initiatives, publications, lecture series, and conferences will further this important mission. 


    The Center works with Middle Eastern governments and Embassy staff to promote important conferences in Congress, at think tanks, and at Universities across the U.S. Articles that the America-Eurasia Center's Middle East Program publishes reach key decision makers directly, and those who work in the field of international affairs. The Center alone has the U.S. government, Fortune 500 companies, and international organizations’ staff on its distribution lists. Given the latest developments in the Middle East, it becomes more important to build even further on the great strides that Arab governments are making in terms of building greater security, economic progress, and cultural relations throughout the world. Reforms and milestones are being made as in some areas the Arab image needs to be improved both here in America and abroad.




  • Cultural Event Engagement

    The America-Eurasia Center is intimately involved in a number of wide-ranging cultural activities. The Center has hosted, and continues to plan and host, students and professionals from MENA and the West. This enables the Center to foster mutually beneficial cultural exchanges and personal connections that transcend political, social, and cultural boundaries. 


    Many of these students and professionals are actively engaged in conducting research for the Center, adding their unique perspectives and experiences to discussions surrounding the region and the United States. The goal of the America-Eurasia Center’s efforts in the cultural arena is to help establish stronger ties between the people of the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States, which will lead to economic growth, clear international dialogue, and wide-ranging cultural exchanges.


Trade and Business


with the America-Eurasia Business Coalition (AEBC)


The America-Eurasia Center plans to engage international Middle Eastern and American-based multinational companies in the banking, energy, and automotive sectors of commerce. Through its America-Business Coalition, many major corporations collaborate with partners and governments in the Middle East to help many nations and individuals prosper and succeed. The Center is reaching out to important  individuals who believe in our mission and can offer to support our Middle East Program. The Program’s research builds upon important educational, business, and cultural bridges. This Program fosters a mutually-positive relations between American organizations and the Middle East as such opportunities allow the countries to cooperate and learn more closely with each other, which Americans can then use to better assess and understand the Middle East and to engineer a more effective strategy that builds positive relations with Middle East countries for the brighter future. Employment and entrepreneurship are key areas of development, as well as new areas of high-tech growth. The Eurasia Center has a rich history of educating Americans about the need to develop more positive relations with other regions of Europe and Asia (Eurasia).


Recent Publications


Country Reports




Countries are listed in alphabetical order. Click on a country's flag to download the report.

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Israeli-Jordanian Relations during Hamas War, June 2024 Vision 2023 for Saudi Arabia, June 2024 The Israeli-Hamas War Continues, February 2024 Palestine's Diaspora Rally for Gaza Worldwide, December 2023 Pleas for Pause in Israel-Hamas Conflict Fail, November 2023 Hamas-Israeli War Continues, Gazans forced to Flee, Oct. 2023 Israel at War with Hamas, October 2023 Invasion-Massacres, Israel's War with Palestine, Oct. 2023 The Involvement of Women in Jordanian Politics, Sept. 2023 Syrian Refugee Status Report, September 2023 Humanitarian Director Sam Witta, September 2023 Flood in Libya Destroys City, September 2023 Earthquakes Devastate Morocco, September 2023 Israel-Palestine Relations Post Oslo Accords, April 2023 Middle East Progress Report, April 2023 Earthquakes in Turkey & Syria, March 2023 Iran's National Soccer Team, December 2022 Queen of Qatar - Education for All, August 2022 Exciting Start-ups in the MENA Region, July 2022 The Kurdish Movement in the Spotlight, June 2022 Is an Iran Nuclear Deal Possible? June 2022 Dubai: A City for the Future? April 2022 The Future of Erdogan & Turkey, April 2022 Qatar: Pivotal State in the Middle East, August 2021 Eurasia Brief - Syria Refugee Crisis - UN Crossing August 2021 Eurasia Brief - Israel and Palestine Crisis May 2021 Crisis - Migration from Libya, March 2021 Russian Influence Grows from Syrian War, March 2021 Yemen - Is Peace in Sight? February 2021 Syria's Covid Refugee Crisis, February 2021 Iranian- Saudi Rivalry, January 2021 Israel's Abraham Accords - 2020, January 2021 Refugee Policy during Covid-19 Crisis, December 2020
Syrian Civil War - Fact Sheet, December 2020 The Marginalization of Palestinian Women, November 2020 The Lebanese Revolution, August 2020 War in Afghanistan, Dealing with the Taliban, August 2020 Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks, April 2020 Yemen Crisis, Civil War, and Prospects for Peace, March 2020 Algeria’s Protests and Election, December 2019 Abandoning Our Kurdish Allies, December 2019 Yemen’s Regional War, December 2019 One Belt One Road - Middle East, November 2019 Eurasia Brief - Refugee Crisis and Integration in Europe, February 2019 Eurasia Brief - Women's Issues in Saudi Arabia, September 2018 Eurasia Brief – Regional Cold War and Israeli-Palestinian Peace, August 2018 Eurasia Brief - Islamic State's Campaign of Cultural Destruction, November 2017 Eurasia Brief – After the Arab Spring, November 2017 Eurasia Brief – Refugee Crisis and the European Union, December 2017 Eurasia Brief - Eurasia Brief - Refugee Crisis in the Middle East, December 2017 Eurasia Brief - Saudi Arabia’s Future, November 2017 Eurasia Brief - Qatar-GCC Crisis, July 2017 Eurasia Brief – Terrorism in Europe, July 2017 Eurasia Brief – The Middle East and the Prospects for Peace, July 2017 Eurasia Brief – Balance of Power, July 2017 Eurasia Brief – Empowering Women through Shared Experiences, July 2017 Eurasia Brief - Jordan and the Syrian Refugee Crisis, April 2017 Eurasia Brief - The European Union Migrant Crisis, January 2016 Eurasia Brief - Intro to Anti Access/Area Denial Challenges, August 2014 Eurasia Brief – Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS), July 2014 Eurasia Brief – The Plight of Refugee Women, March 2014 Eurasia Brief – The Cyprus Financial Crisis, February 2014 Eurasia Brief – Wrestling Diplomacy: Better US-Iranian Relations? March 2013 Eurasia Brief – Immigration in Eurasia - Incentives and Dangers, January 2013 Drone Operations, Backlash and Violations of National Autonomy, September 2012

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