The Middle East and North Africa Programme @chathamhouse.bsky.social | A world-leading centre for analysis, policy research and debate on the MENA region. 🔗 kalam.chathamhouse.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mgfg22tcrs2t📢 Upcoming events The MENA Programme’s coverage of the ongoing US–Israel war on Iran continues. In our upcoming webinars, experts unpack the conflict’s implications for Iran and Iraq. 🧵06 Mar 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfg22tcrs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mg3qz4ficc2v📢 New event | US–Israel strikes on Iran: What next for the Middle East? H. A. Hellyer, Mara Karlin, Vali Nasr, Bader Al-Saif and Sanam Vakil examine how the military escalation is likely to play out, and the potential consequences. 📅 5 March 🕐 11.30 GMT 📍 Zoom https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/us-israel-strikes-on-iran-what-next-for-the-middle-east02 Mar 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qz4ficc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mfjmqojcsc2u📺Can Libya escape the cycle of conflict? 'The state doesn't really have a handle over its own spending'. Tim Eaton discusses his new research paper with Farea Al-Muslimi ➡️Read the full report: https://chathamhouse.org/2025/12/escaping-cycle-conflict-libya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7I6N0anyjI&t=6s?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=bskyapp&utm_campaign=menap23 Feb 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjmqojcsc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mfbxpohmg22d'For Middle Eastern leaders, the threats have changed: the greatest risks are now an expansionist and aggressive Israel, and the chaos of a potentially collapsed Iranian state', writes @galipdalay.bsky.social Read the latest Expert Comment ⤵️ https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/why-are-middle-eastern-governments-lobbying-against-us-attack-iran?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=bskyapp&utm_campaign=menap20 Feb 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbxpohmg22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mf7blnfhak2iTrump’s plan could doom aspirations for a unified Palestinian state. If Arab and European states do not act, they risk letting Palestine become transformed into the Israeli right’s dream, writes Neil Quilliam. Read the new Expert Comment ⤵️ https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/risks-trumps-peace-plan-two-gazas-and-annexed-west-bank?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=bskyapp&utm_campaign=menap19 Feb 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7blnfhak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mf4yif2nls2q🎥 Event recording: 'Yemen’s enduring war: What will it take to bring peace?' Tawakkol Karman reflects on the legacy of Yemen’s 2011 revolution. Watch the recording below. English ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/Gd583QGPbPM Arabic ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/live/ZEFeeMz57TQ18 Feb 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4yif2nls2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mf2tcooask2n📢 Starting at 16.00 GMT: 'Yemen’s enduring war: What will it take to bring peace?' Tawakkol Karman reflects on the legacy of Yemen’s 2011 revolution & how ongoing developments are reshaping society, with Farea Al-Muslimi. Register now to watch the livesteam ⤵️ https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/research-event/yemens-enduring-war-what-will-it-take-bring-peace?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=menap17 Feb 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2tcooask2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mf2esnv7ic2xAs Damascus and its backers move to remake Syria in their preferred image, the Kurds will face major challenges in maintaining the compromises they have managed to salvage, writes @wrodgers2.bsky.social. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what-recent-developments-syria-mean-kurds?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=menap17 Feb 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2esnv7ic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mel6qgzikk2qWe are delighted to welcome Hady Amr to the MENA Programme! As an Associate Fellow, Hady will contribute to our work on Israel and Palestine, the Levant, and US foreign policy in the MENA region. https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/hady-amr11 Feb 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mel6qgzikk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mejdpfulws2lKurdish forces suffered a major setback as the Damascus government seized northeast Syria and cemented its partnership with Washington — yet Kurdish cross-border solidarity has been renewed, writes @wrodgers2.bsky.social. Read the new Expert Comment ⤵️ https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what-recent-developments-syria-mean-kurds?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=menap10 Feb 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejdpfulws2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3megenxx7pc2jThe surprise return of Nouri al-Maliki as a prime-ministerial candidate has revealed that Iraq is still a US–Iran battleground, writes @renadmansour.bsky.social. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what-nouri-al-malikis-prime-minister-bid-tells-us-about-iraq?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=bskyapp&utm_campaign=menap https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/what-nouri-al-malikis-prime-minister-bid-tells-us-about-iraq?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=menap09 Feb 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3megenxx7pc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3me4fxj24nk2u📢 NEW EVENT: How can Libya reconcile & reunify after 15 years of instability? Join in person or online for a discussion with HE Abdullah al-Lafi, Member of the Libyan Presidential Council. 📅 12/2 🕐 Noon GMT 📍 @chathamhouse.org https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/how-can-libya-reconcile-and-reunify-after-15-years-instability05 Feb 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4fxj24nk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mdfxomroe223🎥 Event recording: 'Is the MENA region stabilizing or spiralling?' @faisalalyafai.bsky.social, Galip Dalay, Tim Eaton, @renadmansour.bsky.social & Sanam Vakil discuss political, security & economic dynamics to watch in MENA in 2026. Watch in full ⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/live/6viPAwNSITE?si=VKa0O6KLiBB3SL6B27 Jan 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfxomroe223https://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mctut36mpk24Even though the White House pulled back from military action, the threat of force is still on the table. Trump's approach is to use pressure & unpredictability to turn Iranian weakness into a durable shift that benefits the US, writes Sanam Vakil. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/trumps-objective-force-iran-strategic-submission20 Jan 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctut36mpk24https://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mcjvqacouc2pClashes between the Syrian government and the SDF and deadlocked talks with Israel threaten to drag Syria into renewed conflict. The EU should step in with a longer-term approach, writes Neil Quilliam. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/trumps-syria-policy-risk-unravelling?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=bskyapp&utm_campaign=menap https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/trumps-syria-policy-risk-unravelling?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=menap16 Jan 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjvqacouc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chmenap.bsky.social/post/3mchslrxank25📢 NEW WEBINAR | Iran's protests: Will this time be different? Renad Mansour, Shayan Sardarizadeh, Nate Swanson, Sanam Vakil & Azadeh Zamirirad discuss the protests in Iran, the Islamic Republic’s response & what might happen next. 📅 19/1 🕐 15.00 GMT Register ⤵️ https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/irans-protests-will-time-be-different15 Jan 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ak66ld74teopt2tmujcaz3hh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchslrxank25