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With an announcement forthcoming on a possible nuclear deal with Iran, our Capitol Hill conference this week is a must-attend event. Join us this Thursday (noon - 2:30 EST) for "Iran and the Arab World: Implications of the Nuclear Negotiations." The event will feature four distinguished panelists including James Miller (former DoD), Nabeel Khoury (Atlantic Council), Paul Pillar (Georgetown) and Sara Vakhshouri (SVB Energy International). For more information and to RSVP for limited space, click here: http://bit.ly/1FVyTas

Our next Capitol Hill conference is on July 16th (noon - 2:30 EST). Titled "Iran and the Arab World: Implications of the Nuclear Negotiations," it will feature four distinguished panelists including James Miller (former DoD), Nawaf Obaid (Harvard), Paul Pillar (Georgetown) and Sara Vakhshouri (SVB Energy International). For more information and to RSVP for limited space, click here: http://bit.ly/1FVyTas

Our newest journal covers a wide array of topics from the regional dynamics of ISIS to geopolitics and China. See what's in store: mepc.org/journal

Essay preview from the new journal looks at how Iran's perceived nuclear threat has encouraged new strategic relationships in the Middle East. Find out more: http://bit.ly/1S24MHp

Will women's post-revolutionary status in Tunisia reflect their invaluable contribution to the "Arab Spring?" Read our newest journal essay "Tunisian Women at a Crossroads: Cooptation or Autonomy?" by Samar El-Masri http://goo.gl/nkarJQ

From the archives: "Confederation Now: A Framework for Middle East Peace" (Spring 1993). Read full essay: http://bit.ly/1ESKJlz

This morning, the New York Times quotes our president Ford Fraker in its lead article on Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his efforts to reshape foreign and domestic policies. Read the full article here: http://nyti.ms/1KzJqwq

The Grave Danger of Derailing the Iran Deal - An Interview with Chas Freeman on Iran and U.S. Political Dysfunction with Mondoweiss: http://bit.ly/1R6arfY

Can't make our event tomorrow? Join us live Tuesday morning, April 21st on Capitol Hill for this important panel with Karen AbuZayd, Denis Sullivan, Susan Akram and Sara Roy. More details here: http://bit.ly/1NNGZaa

"Nora Barrows-Friedman, journalist and editor for the award-winning Electronic Intifada, traveled across the United States in 2013-14 interviewing the young organizers at the core of this movement and documenting the rich political legacy these activists have built in the face of considerable opposition." Learn more about this important new book here: http://amzn.to/1GuynWX

Join us Tuesday April 21st on Capitol Hill: "The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis: What Is To Be Done?" Our distinguished panel with include Karen AbuZayd (UN Human Rights Council), Denis Sullivan (Boston Consortium for Arab Region Studies), Susan Akram (BU School of Law) and Sara Roy (Harvard University). More details and RSVP here: http://bit.ly/1NNGZaa

Is Saudi Arabia intervention in Yemen a turning point? Fears that the current impasse cannot be resolved militarily: http://bit.ly/1IMISmz

"The changes that have transformed Turkey since 2002 amount to an incremental counterrevolution largely based on Erdogan's understanding of Islam, seeping slowly into every crevice of state and society and reshaping the structure of both." Essay preview "Turkey's Counterrevolution: Notes from the Dark Side" by Jeremy Salt (Bilkent University, Ankara) here: http://bit.ly/1FMyR8Z

On this important Israel election day, we are looking back at some of the Council's commentary and essays on Israeli politics and their linkages to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East: http://mepc.org/regions/israel

"Even though his approach to tackling radicalism and violence has won him some supporters, many in the region, and especially at home, consider Mr. Obama’s position as deeply flawed." More reaction on President Obama's tackling violent extremism here: http://bit.ly/1FOz4Gp

Disputing Thomas Friedman's "Hama Rules" that city was "literally leveled" in 1982. 1st-hand account from Ambassador Bill Rugh: http://bit.ly/17BuReb

Just released: "Political Muslims in America - From Islamism to Exceptionalism" by M.A. Muqtedar Khan (@UDelaware) from the new spring 2015 journal of Middle East Policy. Full essay here: http://bit.ly/1B9BJLP

"Yemen exemplifies why American diplomats need to take personal risks in our national interest. Yemen teeters on the edge of civil war. The fight there with Al-Qaeda is far from successful but is not yet lost." More from Ambassadors Crocker, Ford, Jeffrey and Neumann here: bit.ly/16pQPzZ

"The Kingdom’s approach to the oil market impresses me as intelligently calculated to serve its long-term economic interests, while yielding geopolitical benefits at no real political cost." Ambassador Chas W. Freeman remarks to a panel at the Center for the National Interest. His full speech here: http://bit.ly/1F2rcBr

Join us live at 1pm EST today: “Managing, Ending, and Avoiding Wars in the Middle East” with Michael Hayden, Daniel Bolger, Dafna Rand and Francis Riccardione. For the live stream link, click here: http://bit.ly/1xB5Lpu

We are pleased to host General Daniel Bolger on Capitol Hill next Tuesday January 20th at 1pm EST. He will be joining a panel with Michael Hayden, Dafna Rand and Francis Ricciardone titled "Managing, Ending and Avoiding Wars in the Middle East." To RSVP or save the live-stream bookmark, click here: http://bit.ly/1xB5Lpu

The general tenor of the conversation in the Middle East media has been one of empathy for the victims and anger for what many consider the hijacking of religious principles. More detail on how local media reacted to the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris here: http://bit.ly/1y5iEZu

We are pleased to announce our next Capitol Hill conference on January 20th at 1pm EST: "Managing, Ending and Avoiding Wars in the Middle East." Our distinguished panel includes Michael Hayden (former NSA), Daniel Bolger (author Why We Lost), Dafna Rand, and Francis Ricciardone. More details: http://bit.ly/1xB5Lpu