Crown Center for Middle East Studies

The Crown Center is committed to conducting balanced and dispassionate research of the contemporary Middle East that meets the highest academic standards. In addition, the Center seeks to help make decision- and opinion-makers better informed about the region. The scope of the Centers research includes the 22 members of the Arab League as well as Turkey, Iran, and Israel. The Crown Centers approach is multi-disciplinary in its study of the politics, economics, history, security, sociology, and anthropology of the regions states and societies. The Centers research staff reflects its broad geopolitical focus. During its 16 years of operation, scholars with high-level expertise about Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the smaller GCC states, as well as Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya, have conducted research at the Center. In addition to hosting conferences, seminars, and workshops, the Center publishes the Middle East Brief series, which are...