http://csis.org/region/122/programs A list of Programs related to this Region en http://csis.org/program/burke-chair-strategy <p><!-- <p>The Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy was established and endowed in honor of CSIS&rsquo;s first director and cofounder, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/burke-chair-strategy">read more</a></p> Defense and Security International Security Military Strategy Nuclear Weapons Terrorism Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:57:14 -0500 13316 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/middle-east-program <p>The CSIS Middle East Program covers all aspects of U.S. policy toward the region, concentrating especially on identifying new voices, framing emerging challenges, and developing opportunities for positive change in the Middle East. To the greatest degree possible, we seek to be &quot;opportunity driven&quot; rather than &quot;threat driven.&quot;</p> <p>Our work is intended to:</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/middle-east-program">read more</a></p> http://csis.org/program/middle-east-program#comments Regional Analysis Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:57:58 -0400 13326 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/congressional-forum-islam <p>The Middle East Program brings leading scholars of Islam from around the country to conduct policy discussions with Capitol Hill staff. The series is intended to highlight the debates underway within Islam and inform staff on emerging trends that bear watching. The series seeks to bring prominent speakers from around the country to enrich the ongoing Washington debates on these topics.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/congressional-forum-islam">read more</a></p> Fri, 01 May 2009 11:50:03 -0400 13418 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/middle-east-program-past-projects <h3>2007</h3> <h1>Understanding Islamic Charities</h1> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/middle-east-program-past-projects">read more</a></p> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:36:43 -0400 13420 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/program/changing-gulf <p>Sustained high oil prices have not only affected life in the oil-rich Gulf profoundly, they have also created soaring wealth that changes the way the region relates to the rest of the world.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/program/changing-gulf">read more</a></p> http://csis.org/program/changing-gulf#comments Regional Analysis Trade and Economics Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:39:33 -0500 13357 at http://csis.org