Center for Middle East Public Policy
Center for Middle East Public Policy
The RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy (CMEPP) brings together analytic excellence and regional expertise from across the RAND Corporation to address the most critical political, social, and economic challenges facing the Middle East today. Our goal is to inform policy in ways that help improve the security and well-being of people living in the region.
Learn More
Featured Research
Research Areas
Latest Insights
Expert Insights
Meet Our ExpertsOur Work in Arabic
Making a Difference
The Tomorrow Demands Today campaign supports the research of the Center for Middle East Public Policy.
Focus on the Refugee Crisis
Further Reading
Get Connected
Our Experts on Twitter
Linda Robinson
@RobinsonL100Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy; Senior International/Defense Researcher
Subscribe
CMEPP Newsletter
Subscribe to the quarterly CMEPP newsletter for updates on RAND's work in the Middle East.
Contact Us
Media Inquiries
RAND CMEPP Experts are available to the media on a wide range of topics.
Office of Media Relations(703) 414-4795
(310) 451-6913
media@rand.org
Recent Commentary
With the Evacuation Over, Afghanistan Is Left to Contend with a Worsening Refugee Crisis
Sep 7, 2021
Louay Constant, Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
The more than 100,000 civilians recently evacuated from Afghanistan are a small fraction of those who have lost their homes and livelihoods due to war. To avoid worsening the existing humanitarian crisis, the global community should take swift action, including close coordination with regional and national players.
Reinforcing U.S. Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific After the Fall of Afghanistan
Sep 3, 2021
Scott W. Harold @ScottWHarold
China and North Korea are seizing on the U.S. departure from Afghanistan to press their own political warfare messages. What can the United States do to mitigate the impact of the Taliban takeover on America's interests in the Indo-Pacific?
Lessons from Afghanistan
Sep 3, 2021
Scott Savitz
The British invaded Afghanistan multiple times from 1839 to 1919. These wars offer wider context for understanding America's intervention in that same nation—and its ultimate failure.