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Former U.S. and Indian ambassadors, master mariners, political scientists, and legal and insurance specialists. See the experts →
In the media
- Sept 2026BBC World News America: live interview on Saudi–Houthi tensions and the wider Red SeaFatima Abo Alasrar
- The BeiruterA most unnerving warDr. Ethan Chorin
- The BeiruterTrump's latest high-stakes gambitDr. Ethan Chorin
- The BeiruterWhat the Sarkozy verdict won't tell us about LibyaDr. Ethan Chorin
- The BeiruterDisruptive, not destructive: What AI should be and not beDr. Romaric Jannel
Books by our experts
Our leads and experts wrote the books on the region, published by Oxford, Brookings, Edinburgh, Palgrave, Routledge, Polity and others. Authors are available for interviews, background and review.
