Project on the Middle East and the Arab Spring (POMEAS) arose in response to the upheavals that began in 2011 throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as well as the subsequent developments of an unfolding regional process that mixed disappointments with opportunities. POMEAS aimed to sponsor research, hold conferences for invited experts, and develop a publications program that included scholarly monographs, policy briefs, and opinion editorials impacting both the discourse of experts and the climate of public opinion.