Middle East Strategy at Harvard

Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) is a project of the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University. The Olin Institute is part of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

MESH is a community of scholars and practitioners who are interested in the formulation of U.S. strategic options for the Middle East. Since 9/11 and the Iraq war, the Middle East has occupied a place of primacy in debates over U.S. global aims and strategies. MESH brings together the most original strategic thinkers in academe, research centers, and government, in a web-based forum for exchanging and disseminating ideas.

MESH members, who are selected on the basis of their accomplishments, contribute to a continuous exchange that includes these elements:

• A public multi-expert weblog where members analyze U.S. strategy and consider options.

• An off-the-record forum, MESHNet, where MESH members and other participants can test and exchange ideas.

• Middle East Papers, a series of occasional papers.

A possible future project is an annual conference.

MESH is convened by Stephen Peter Rosen, director of the Olin Institute, and Martin Kramer, Olin Institute senior fellow. The conveners select MESH members, all of whom enjoy blogging privileges at MESH. Conveners may also solicit blog postings from guests. Substantive comments are invited from members and other analysts. Comments are moderated.

Disclaimer: Contributors to MESH express opinions on this site strictly in their individual capacities, and not as representatives of Harvard University or any part thereof. MESH reserves the right to edit, delete, or move all comments submitted to its weblog. Hosting of this site is provided by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. The content of this site is governed by the Berkman Center’s privacy policy and terms of service.