Middle East Dialogue February 2025 Meeting Report
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The Middle East Dialogue, hosted by the Wilson Center’s Middle East Track II Dialogues Initiative, met in Istanbul, Turkey to explore regional political and security dynamics. This meeting brought together policymakers and senior experts from across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, including the Gulf states, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.
This moderator’s report provides a series of briefs (region and country-specific) as a summary of the discussions and highlights issues discussed, as well as specific recommendations put forward by dialogue participants. Recommendations were provided during (not exclusively) the country and issue-specific discussions as relevant. This report is compiled as separate standalone briefs that collectively provide an overview of the region through the lens of specified issues and countries.
Contents
The views represented in this piece are those of the author and do not express the official position of the Wilson Center.
Author
Hafsa Halawa
Project Deputy Director, Middle East Track II Dialogues Initiative
Contributors
Randa Slim
Project Director, Middle East Track II Dialogues Initiative
Faria Nasruddin
Program Associate, Middle East Program
Middle East Program
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