Atlantic Council Middle East Programs

🔴 WATCH | Yesterday our #MENAFuturesLab's @nour_dabboussi interviewed @WorldBank Chief Economist for Human Development Nobert Schady on the Bank's new human capital report and indexes. Check out their exchange below ⬇️

🎉 We are pleased to welcome @yesar as our newest nonresident senior fellow with #ACIraq! Al-Maleki is an energy economist specializing in the intersection of energy, geopolitics, and economics in the Gulf region, with a focus on Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and other OPEC members. 🔗Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/3QbEWcJ

WATCH NOW | Bangladesh’s economic future with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

LIVE NOW | The Iran war fallout for financial markets, capital flows, and sovereign risk x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🇮🇷 🇨🇳 "China is behaving like a normal external power with interests in the region, not like a crisis manager shaping outcomes," writes Jonathan Fulton in his new piece on the China's diplomatic response to the Iran war. 🔗 Read his full analysis here ⬇️ bit.ly/41wHVyV

🇺🇸 Yesterday our Project for Middle East Integration hosted @StateDept_NEA's Deputy Assistant Secretary Dane Johnston for a conversation on how the US leverage its leadership on multimodal trade routes such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor to catalyze economic integration, trade, and interconnectivity. ICYMI Watch the full discussion here ➡️ bit.ly/4tNK995

📅 TOMORROW | 🕘 9:15am ET Join our #MENAFutuesLab for its second webinar in its three part series that explores the financial and market implications of the current Middle East conflict for GCC economies. The conversation will feature Miguel Azevedo, Alia Moubayed, Eric Fine and Khalid Azim. 🔗 Register here ⬇️ bit.ly/4tdcO7F

LIVE NOW | Pakistan’s path to reform and resilience with Muhammad Aurangzeb x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

LIVE NOW | Deputy Assistant Secretary Dane Johnston joins @ACMideast to discuss US economic leadership in the Middle East and how corridors such as IMEC can drive trade and resiliency. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

📅 Thursday, April 16 | 🕘 9:15 a.m. EST How will this impact financial markets and investor sentiment? Join our #MENAFutuesLab for a discussion on the impact of the Iran war for financial markets, capital flows, and sovereign risk featuring Miguel Azevedo, Alia Moubayed, Eric Fine and Khalid Azim. 🔗 Register here ⬇️ bit.ly/4su1YsF

📅 TOMORROW | 🕠 5:30 p.m. Join us as we host @UnderSecE for wide ranging discussion on US economic leadership in the Middle East and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. 🔗 Watch the discussion here ⬇️ bit.ly/4cHGm7q

LIVE NOW | The Red Sea front and Yemen’s role Iran War x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🔴 LIVE NOW Join our Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative's virtual panel exploring the internal dynamics shaping the Houthis’ decision to enter the Iran war. 🔗Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3O9yX7q

🇮🇶 We're pleased to welcome @ahmedalbasheer1 to the 2026 Iraq Dialogue on May 13 in Washington, DC. The creator and host of the Albasheer Show — Iraq's leading political satire program — Al Basheer joins us for a fireside chat on Iraq's public life, media, and politics 🔗 Register to join us ➡️ bit.ly/3PVBzGN

🇪🇬 💡"One cannot secure waterways ‘while ignoring the political order of the states’ along the shore" says @MFAEgOfficial's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty. 🔗Read his full interview with @KafafyMaisoon️⬇️ bit.ly/4mnuKtC

🇮🇶 The 2026 Iraq Dialogue is here — May 13 in Washington, DC. Join #ACIraq in-person or online for a full-day conference on US-Iraq relations, Iraq's place in a shifting Middle East, and the path to economic growth. 🔗 Register to join us ➡️ bit.ly/3PVBzGN

📅 Tuesday, April 14 | 🕠 5:30 p.m. EST Join us as we host @UnderSecE for wide ranging discussion on US economic leadership in the Middle East. 🔗 Watch the discussion here ⬇️ bit.ly/4mkfBsZ

📅 TOMORROW | 9:30 a.m. 🕤 Join our Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative's virtual panel exploring the internal dynamics shaping the Houthis’ decision to enter the Iran war. 🔗Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3O9yX7q

“The United States, through government and industry, is building an AI infrastructure alliance in the Middle East, and it may write the next chapter of regional integration,” writes Judd Olanoff. Read more: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasour…

🎉 We are pleased to welcome Eric Fine as our newest nonresident senior fellow with our #MENAFuturesLab! Fine is the portfolio manager for VanEck, where he is responsible for active emerging market bonds. With the #MENAFuturesLab, Fine's work will focus on the emerging markets of the Middle East and North Africa economies. 🔗Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/4txlyFg