Charles Lister responds to two developing stories out of Syria in this MEI Flash briefing.

In this week's Monday Briefing, MEI experts discuss the political turmoil in Libya, the meeting between Turkey and Russia to discuss the fate of Idlib province, and Iran's attempts to forge new relationships to offset U.S. sanctions.

At a time when the Taliban is trying to maximize its battlefield advances to win concessions at the negotiating table, the Trump administration is demanding Pakistan play a more proactive role in facilitating the political dialogue in Afghanistan.

Tunisia, where the Arab uprisings began seven years ago, continues to face many difficulties in its transition on the economic, political and security fronts. Emir Sfaxi and Bill Lawrence join Paul Salem to discuss the country’s trajectory.

Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program is at a crossroads in which its leaders need to decide what model to follow. Short of adopting the UAE model of forgoing enrichment and reprocessing, the country should commit to not pursue these technologies as long as its program does not justify it economically and technically.

Watch this short history of how the Middle East became littered with landmines and unexploded ordnance, what countries have tried to do to protect civilians from them, and why the problem is suddenly getting much worse.

Charles Lister responds to two developing stories out of Syria in this MEI Flash briefing.

In this week's Monday Briefing, MEI experts discuss the political turmoil in Libya, the meeting between Turkey and Russia to discuss the fate of Idlib province, and Iran's attempts to forge new relationships to offset U.S. sanctions.

At a time when the Taliban is trying to maximize its battlefield advances to win concessions at the negotiating table, the Trump administration is demanding Pakistan play a more proactive role in facilitating the political dialogue in Afghanistan.

Tunisia, where the Arab uprisings began seven years ago, continues to face many difficulties in its transition on the economic, political and security fronts. Emir Sfaxi and Bill Lawrence join Paul Salem to discuss the country’s trajectory.

Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program is at a crossroads in which its leaders need to decide what model to follow. Short of adopting the UAE model of forgoing enrichment and reprocessing, the country should commit to not pursue these technologies as long as its program does not justify it economically and technically.

Watch this short history of how the Middle East became littered with landmines and unexploded ordnance, what countries have tried to do to protect civilians from them, and why the problem is suddenly getting much worse.