Alistair Taylor
@mideasteditor
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Editorial Director, @MiddleEastInst. Editor, writer & analyst with a focus on #MiddleEast and #Turkey. Views are my own. T/RT≠ endorsement.
Washington, DC
Joined October 2018
RT @NomadandSettler: 🎙️ I spoke with @mideasteditor on the @MiddleEastInst Middle East Focus podcast about the region’s #water and #climate….
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RT @MiddleEastInst: The MEI Art Gallery is pleased to announce Arab Pop Art: Between East and West, opening to the public on Friday, Septem….
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Gulf Arabs fear Israel is becoming Goliath | @MABaharoon & @AlexVatanka on Israel's shift from deterrence to dominance, changing perceptions in the Gulf & what it means for the future of the Abraham Accords. @MiddleEastInst .
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As the Trump administration pushes to expand the Abraham Accords in the Middle East and into the Caucasus and Central Asia, it overlooks a dramatic shift in perception across the Arab and Muslim...
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Trump’s unpredictable diplomacy of distraction mostly comes up empty. @Katulis on "Trump’s top-down, zigzagging distraction diplomacy" & what it means for the administration's approach to the Middle East. @MiddleEastInst .
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All eyes this week are on Alaska, where US President Donald Trump will hold a pivotal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the Ukraine war. But the United States remains...
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This week on Middle East Focus, we're joined by @dr_nickfn to discuss Lebanon's efforts to reclaim its sovereignty, the disarmament of Hezbollah & UNIFIL's upcoming renewal vote. @MiddleEastInst .
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"One year later, the assessment is sobering: While Pezeshkian has in some ways perhaps helped in slowing the hardline march, he has not made any fundamental difference in how the Islamic Republic is run," writes @AlexVatanka. @MiddleEastInst .
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President Masoud Pezeshkian’s first year in office has been defined by Iran’s familiar political structural constraints, external crises, and a moderate-reformist base forever frustrated with his...
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Inflection point or continuing spiral in the Middle East? @paul_salem lays out where the region stands after 2 years of fighting in Gaza, Hizballah's decimation, the Assad regime's fall & the 12-day war and explores the 2 paths forward. @MiddleEastInst .
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After almost two years of fighting in Gaza, and after the decimation of Hizballah, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the 12-day Israeli-American war on Iran, the Middle East is in...
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This week on Middle East Focus, @gonultol joins us to discuss how shifting regional dynamics from Iran to Syria are reshaping Turkey’s foreign policy & Erdoğan's domestic agenda. @MiddleEastInst .
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This week on Middle East Focus, @ProfessorKaren joins us to discuss how the Gulf states are navigating the shifting economic & strategic landscape — from the ripple effects of the Israel-Iran war to changes in the investment environment. @MiddleEastInst .
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This week on Middle East Focus, Mara Rudman joins the program to discuss takeaways from the first 6 months of the Trump administration's Middle East policy. @MiddleEastInst .
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Ross Harrison, @MiddleEastInst senior fellow & author of the new book Decoding Iran’s Foreign Policy, joins the podcast to discuss what comes next for Iran — from Tehran’s internal power shifts to the future of its forward defense strategy.
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Pezeshkian’s overtures: Cosmetic change or real shift in power? - @AlexVatanka on how the Iranian president has become the regime's public voice as Khamenei remains silent. @MiddleEastInst .
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Where is Ali Khamenei? That is the question on the minds of many Iranians and foreign observers in the aftermath of the 12-day war between Iran and Israel. As missiles rained down and retaliatory...
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Trump at war with Iran: Regime change, risk, and the hidden battle inside Tehran - @AlexVatanka for @MiddleEastInst .
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The United States is now at war with Iran, or at least something dangerously close to it. The June 21 US strikes on key Iranian nuclear infrastructure, including the underground Fordow facility,...
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The US enters Israel’s war with Iran | MEI experts react with analysis from Ken Pollack, @Charles_Lister, @mmabrouk, @ThisIsSoliman, Ross Harrison, @AlanEyre1, @paul_salem, @ProfessorKaren, @dr_nickfn & John Calabrese. @MiddleEastInst .
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The United States struck three nuclear facilities in Iran on the evening of June 21, in the midst of the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. MEI scholars provide real-time analysis to help make sense of...
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"Instead of using this moment to explore diplomatic off-ramps . Khamenei opted for posturing over negotiation and left the Iranian people even more fearful about the future," writes @AlexVatanka about Khamenei's June 17 speech. @MiddleEastInst .
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As the war between Iran and Israel continued, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a speech on June 17, framing the conflict as an “imposed war” and calling for national unity. But instead...
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A divided and distracted America edges towards another major Middle East war - @Katulis for @MiddleEastInst .
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As the world watches and waits to see whether the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates into a wider war and whether the United States gets more directly involved, Americans remain sharply...
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RT @MiddleEastInst: In case you missed it, Middle East Focus is pleased to bring you access to a recent MEI press briefing on the evolving….
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Welcome to a special Bonus Episode of Middle East Focus. We're pleased to bring you access to a recent MEI press briefing on the evolving Israel-Iran conflict, recorded on June 16, 2025. You'll hear...
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F. Gregory Gause III on the Israel-Iran war — Israel's objectives, Iran's predicament, the choice before the US & the potential long-term consequences. @MiddleEastInst .
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The past four days have clarified much about what Israel wants from this conflict, what Iran can and cannot do to fight back, and what decisions confront the American president over the next few days.
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"The past four days have clarified much about what Israel wants from this conflict, what Iran can and cannot do to fight back, and what decisions confront the American president over the next few days," writes F. Gregory Gause III. @MiddleEastInst .
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The past four days have clarified much about what Israel wants from this conflict, what Iran can and cannot do to fight back, and what decisions confront the American president over the next few days.
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On the podcast this week, we're joined by @AlexVatanka to discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, the risk of wider regional conflict, and the future of the Iranian regime. @MiddleEastInst .
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