North Africa, Middle East, and the Persian Gulf

Get the latest on North Africa, Middle East, and the Persian Gulf: RSS

Books and Book Chapters

"Countering Terrorism," Chapter 46, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Iraq," Chapter 49, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"U.S. Policy toward Iran," Chapter 50, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"U.S. Policy in the Middle East," Chapter 52, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Exiting Iraq: Why the U.S. Must End the Military Occupation and Renew the War against Al Qaeda, by Chris Preble (2004).

[View more Books and Book Chapters]

Cato Studies

"Congress Surrenders the War Powers: Libya, the United Nations, and the Constitution," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 687, October 27, 2011

"Rethinking Darfur," by Marc Gustafson, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 89, June 1, 2010

"Somalia, Redux: A More Hands-Off Approach," by David Axe, Policy Analysis no. 649, October 12, 2009

"Organ Sales and Moral Travails: Lessons from the Living Kidney Vendor Program in Iran," by Benjamin E. Hippen, Policy Analysis no. 614, March 20, 2008

"Learning the Right Lessons from Iraq," by Benjamin H. Friedman, Harvey Sapolsky and Christopher Preble, Policy Analysis no. 610, February 13, 2008

[View more Cato Studies]

Articles and Newsletters

"Why China and Russia Balk at Sanctions against North Korea and Iran," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Nuclear Proliferation Update, March 2010.

"Middle East Vortex: An Unstable Iraq and Its Implications for the Region," by Ted Galen Carpenter, Mediterranean Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4, Fall 2009, pp. 22-31.

"Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran: A Skeptic’s View," by Justin Logan, Nuclear Proliferation Update, October 2009.

"Stop the War, Stop the Spending," by David Boaz, Cato Policy Report, July/August 2009.

"Israel's Not-So-Future Perfect," World Policy Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, Pages 85-88 (2008).

[View more Articles and Newsletters]

Opinion and Commentary

"Economic Freedom Must Accompany Democracy in Egypt," by Marian L. Tupy, Daily Caller, February 3, 2012

"Iran Well Prepared for the Worst," by David Isenberg, Asia Times, January 30, 2012

"We Should Have Left Iraq Far Sooner," by Christopher Preble, US News and World Report Online, January 23, 2012

"Iran's Bluster Proves Its Weakness," by Benjamin H. Friedman, The Atlantic, January 9, 2012

"Attack Iran? Ask Congress to Declare War," by Doug Bandow, American Spectator (Online), January 4, 2012

[View more Opinion and Commentary]

Events

"Why Are We at War in Libya?," May 13, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The Arab Awakening and Its Implications," May 5, 2011 [Policy Forum]

"Civil Resistance and Revolution in the Arab World," April 18, 2011 [Policy Forum]

"The War in Libya: What Is the Role of Congress?," April 5, 2011 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Sudan after the Elections: Implications for the Future and American Policy Options," June 11, 2010 [Policy Forum]

[View more Events]

Multimedia

Malou Innocent discusses the political situation in Syria and the U.S. response on Voice of America (February 2, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:32]

Doug Bandow discusses arming Iraq on Al-Jazeera's Inside Story (December 30, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 24:53]

Congressional War Powers after Libya featuring John Samples and Rep. Chris Gibson (December 13, 2011) [Events, 40:31]

Justin Logan on the IAEA report on Iran on FOX's The O'Reilly Factor (November 9, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:10]

Justin Logan on the latest IAEA report on Deutsche Welle (November 7, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:28]

[View more Multimedia]