Year in review: The Middle East in 2021
Dec 17, 2021
OPEC+: Locked in a Russia-US-Saudi triangle
Dec 08, 2021
About the Director
Karen E. Young, PhD
Karen E. Young is a senior fellow and founding director of the Program on Economics and Energy at the Middle East Institute. She was a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, focusing on the political economy of the Middle East and the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. She has taught courses on the international relations and economy of the Middle East at George Washington University and at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She regularly teaches at the US Department of State Foreign Service Institute.
Advisory Council
Marwan Abedin
Wayne C. Ackerman
Dr. Raad Alkadiri
Ali Al-Salim
Michael Cohen
Helima Croft
Ishac Diwan
Tarek Fadlallah
Shahrokh Fardoust
Riyad Hammad
Afshin Molavi
Bessma Momani
Alia Moubayed
Carole Nakhle
Rachel Ziemba
Economics and Energy Program Experts
Yesar Al-Maleki
Non-resident Scholar
Faris Al-Sulayman
Non-resident Scholar
Colby Connelly
Non-resident Scholar
Ishac Diwan
Non-resident Scholar
Shahrokh Fardoust
Non-Resident Scholar
Ruba Husari
Non-Resident Scholar
Lama Kiyasseh
Non-resident Scholar
Nikolay Kozhanov
Non-resident Scholar
Jessica Obeid
Non-resident Scholar
Sarah Raffoul
Non-resident Scholar
Piotr Schulkes
Non-resident Scholar
Li-Chen Sim
Non-resident Scholar
Emily Stromquist
Non-resident Scholar
Michaël Tanchum
Non-resident ScholarExpert Voices
Watch a series of interviews featuring experts and advisory council members from MEI's Economics and Energy Program. Click the Playlist button in the upper-right corner of the video player to select different interviews. More videos will be added here in the months ahead!
Book Launch | Oil and the Political Economy in the Middle East
Report Launch: World Bank MENA Economic Update, October 2021
Iran's Economy Under Sanctions and the Outlook for 2022
Energy Markets in the Middle East
