The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, previously known as The Carnegie Middle East Center (CMEC) is a

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and research center dealing with public policy in the

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. It was established in

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in November 2006 by the

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The center is part of the network of Carnegie regional centers, including the Carnegie Moscow Center, the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in

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, and Carnegie Europe, located in

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. In 2009 and 2015, the University of Pennsylvania’s Global “Go-To Think Tanks” annual report listed the Carnegie Middle East Center as the number one think tank in the Middle East and

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Background

The Carnegie Middle East Center is an independent policy research institute based in Beirut, Lebanon, and part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The center's scope of work includes political and economic developments in the

Arab world The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

and

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. It includes participation by senior local researchers, visiting experts, and students at various levels. It collaborates with many research centers within the Middle East and elsewhere. This approach provides policy makers, practitioners, and activists with informed analysis and recommendations. It aims to reach a number of constituencies, including policy makers, practitioners, academics, journalists, as well as international organizations, civil society members, and ordinary citizens in Middle Eastern countries who may benefit from the center’s work. In October 2020, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace announced the renaming of the Carnegie Middle East Center to the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. This to honor

Malcolm H. Kerr Malcolm Hooper Kerr (October 8, 1931 – January 18, 1984) was a university professor specializing in the Middle East and the Arab world. An American citizen, he was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, where he died. He served as president o ...

.Carnegie Endowment Announces The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
(archived), The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, 19 October 2020.

Publications

The Carnegie Middle East Center issues, in English and Arabic, up to 10 major publications per year, along with frequent website and external op-ed pieces, which are widely circulated within and beyond the Middle East. The center publishes Diwan, a platform that offers commentary from various scholars, journalists, and experts on current issues in the region, which is run from Beirut and edited by Michael Young.

References

External links

Official site
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