Bringing Middle Eastern Perspectives to Washington

Arab Insight is a project of the World Security Institute, a non-profit organization committed to independent research and journalism on global affairs.

Arab Insight, an innovative journal that features authoritative analyses from Middle Eastern experts on critical regional issues, seeks to improve the relationship between the United States and the Arab world by cultivating a better understanding of the complex issues facing the Middle East among Western policy-makers and the public at large.

Articles in Arab Insight do not represent any consensus of opinion. While readers may agree or disagree with the ideas set out in these articles, it is our purpose to present a diversity of views rather than subscribing to a particular body of beliefs.

The analyses, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in Arab Insight articles are solely those of the individual authors and should not be attributed to the World Security Institute or any other individuals or organizations in the Middle East or the United States.

About the World Security Institute

WSI is a 21st century global think tank and a leading not-for-profit media organization committed to independent journalism and research, and the development, production, and marketing of impartial news and information to a global audience. Through a variety of publications and services in several languages, including Chinese, Russian, Farsi, and Arabic, WSI provides a unique news and research-based approach to communications, policy development, and cooperation focusing on the social, economic, environmental, political, and military components of international security.

WSI's divisions include the Center for Defense Information, International Media, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Azimuth Media, and International Programs.  It has offices in Washington, D.C. (founded in 1972), Brussels (founded in 2002), Cairo (founded in 2006), and Moscow (founded in 2001) and a Beijing program (founded in 2002).