Council on Foreign Relations - publications and other free resources on the Middle East and North Africa.

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• The Arab League
  

  This Backgrounder explains the history and the role of the Arab League, a loose confederation of 22 Arab nations.
• Crisis Guide: Pakistan
  

  This interactive presentation traces Pakistan's evolution and the competing internal and external influences that have contributed to regular upheaval and stunted political and economic development.
• The Islamic State (ISIS)
  

  With Iraq weakened and a civil war raging in Syria, it’s unclear whether local forces and a U.S.-led international coalition can roll back the self-proclaimed Islamic State, explains this Backgrounder.
• The Sunni-Shia Divide
  

  This InfoGuide explains the religious root of tensions in the region that hinder unity in Arab countries.
• Syrian Civil War Five Years On
  

  Protests in Syria have descended into a civil war, giving rise to Islamic State militants and an outpouring of refugees and defying attempts at resolution.
• The Time of the Kurds
  

  The Kurds are one of the world's largest peoples without a state. Their history is marked by marginalization and persecution.
• U.S.-Saudi Relations
  

  The U.S.-Saudi relationship, long bound by common interests in oil and security, is showing strains over what some analysts see as waning U.S. involvement in the Middle East and a more assertive Saudi foreign policy.
• Yemen in Crisis
  

  Yemen’s mounting internal divisions and a Saudi military intervention have spawned an escalating political, military, and humanitarian crisis. The upheaval has intensified already high tensions in the Middle East.