Brian Katulis
@Katulis
Senior Fellow, The Middle East Institute https://www.mei.edu/ Views my own
“Be interested in other people. Be present. Be kind.” Good advice from Andrew @Vontz based on his interaction with the legendary Ozzy Osbourne washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
The lynchpin to solving a complicated & fluid security & political conflict unfolding thousands of miles away? It’s usually a social media post expressing one’s individual position on that conflict. That’s the ticket!
“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” - John Steinbeck

Want to understand the story behind the horrors of the Gaza war and hear two smart analysts offer ideas on an alternative pathway forward? Tune in to this @MiddleEastInst webinar video featuring @omarthink & @NimrodNovik mei.edu/events/what-ne…
Many thanks to @EdwardGLuce @FT for coming on my "Taking the Edge Off the Middle East" podcast @MiddleEastInst We discuss his great new book: "Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet" & what's happened to U.S. foreign policy mei.edu/multimedia/pod…

Amateur hour at Foggy Bottom - look out world! washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
-Trump falls short of ending wars while stumbling toward a new global tariff framework - Unfinished business on major files in the Middle East: Iran and the Gaza war My latest analysis of U.S. foreign policy @MiddleEastInst mei.edu/publications/u…
What's needed to end the war in Gaza? Thanks to @omarthink & @NimrodNovik for sharing their insights and offer ideas about pathways forward at this @MiddleEastInst webinar. Full video is here: mei.edu/events/what-ne…
Iran nuclear issue has not gone away. In a sense, it's intensifying. nytimes.com/2025/07/16/wor…
Greatly enjoyed this wide-ranging and somewhat bibulous conversation with the great @Katulis. Will insist on a G&T at every podcast from now on. mei.edu/multimedia/pod…
Could regional reverberations from last month’s Israel-Iran war help break the deadlock on Gaza? Israeli and Palestinian experts will join MEI's @Katulis to examine potential endgame scenarios in Gaza in an on-the-record webinar this Wednesday Register: mei.edu/events/what-ne…
Remember the Gaza war? Tune in Wednesday to this @MiddleEastInst webinar at 10 AM ET & 5 PM Israel/Palestine/Egypt time featuring @NimrodNovik @omarthink mei.edu/events/what-ne…
Seeing Each Other Across Our Many Divides The urgency of good fiction during divided times liberalpatriot.com/p/seeing-each-…