A series of analytical essays devoted to key issues in the Middle East. Michael Rubin, resident scholar at AEI, will be the primary author of the series, which will be available in Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, and Turkish.

2008

No. 4, May - Ahmadinejad versus the Technocrats, by Ali Alfoneh
No. 3, March - Iran's Global Ambition, by Michael Rubin
No. 2, February - Iran's Parliamentary Elections and the Revolutionary Guards' Creeping Coup d'Etat, by Ali Alfoneh
No. 1, January - Is Iraqi Kurdistan a Good Ally?, by Michael Rubin

2007

No. 5, December - Why the Worst Is Probably Over in Iraq, by Reuel Marc Gerecht
No. 4, November - The Problem of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, by Jeffrey Azarva and Samuel Tadros
No. 3, October - How Intertwined Are the Revolutionary Guards in Iran's Economy? by Ali Alfoneh
No. 2, April - Reneging on Reform: Egypt and Tunisia, by Jeffrey Azarva
No. 1, February - Will Turkey Have an Islamist President? by Michael Rubin

2006

No. 2, December - Is American Support for Middle Eastern Dissidents the Kiss of Death? by Michael Rubin
No. 1, September - Can Iran Be Trusted? by Michael Rubin