This policy brief provides analyses and policy recommendations resulting from a daylong conference on key challenges for U.S. policy in the Middle East.
A.Kadir Yildirim is a fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute. His main research interests include politics and religion, political Islam, the politics of the Middle East, and Turkish politics. Yildirim is the author of two books. …
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Ph.D., is a fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute. His research focuses on U.S.-Iran relations and the politics of religion. Tabaar is an associate professor in international affairs at Texas A&M University's Bush School …