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Middle East Studies: Current Events/ Think Tanks

"Based in Qatar, the Brookings Doha Center is an overseas center of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., that advances high-quality, independent policy analysis and research on the Middle East."

A "nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC." Search by topic and use the "Expert" tab by country or region to access articles by experts in a specific region.

“An independent policy research institute based in Beirut, Lebanon, and part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The center provides in-depth analysis of the political, socioeconomic, and security issues facing the Middle East and North Africa.”

A portal to the region-specific work of this human rights research and advocacy organization.

“An independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.”

“The oldest Washington-based institution dedicated solely to the study of the Middle East."

Gives country overview; provides information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, and more. Listed by country and information type.

"Deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. diplomatic relations with" the states and territories in the Middle East region. "Regional policy issues that NEA handles include Iraq, Middle East peace, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and political and economic reform."

Resources related to UN involvement in the Middle East.

A landing page for World Bank research, news, and statistics related to the region.

Regional page of the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), the EU's "agency dealing with the analysis of foreign, security and defense policy issues.

Portal to the ILO's Beirut office and its work in the region.

A listing of mostly English-language news sources based in or otherwise focused on the Middle East. Broken down by country and focus/media type. Maintained by Georgia State University Library.