Steven A. Cook

Steven A. Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy. In addition to his position at the Council on Foreign Relations, he is a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine.

A worker in protective suit sprays disinfectants in front of a dress shop at popular market following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Basra, Iraq on March 10, 2020. This is an interesting photo showing a colorful dress shop with a worker walking by outside in protective gear spraying disinfectant. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani
Governance

Coronavirus in the Middle East

by Steven A. Cook

A look at COVID-19 in seven countries, some fragile or failed, which illustrates many of the problems the region faces