Domestic Repression in Iran Is Making an Already Dangerous Regime More Volatile
Prudence Dictates No Longer Trusting Turkey to Take Ownership over Any Sensitive Military Technology
What Will Video of Event Reveal?
What Began as an Attempt to Protect Vested Interests Quickly Spiraled Into Protests That Rallied Around Overthrowing the Regime
As Sectarian and Ethnic Violence Becomes the Rule Rather than the Exception, the Excuses of Al-Sharaa and His Apologists Wear Thin
Mogadishu’s Attempt to Portray Somaliland as a Separatist Project Ignores Operational Realities and Misrepresents the Historical Record
Reading Between the Lines, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi May Be Cooperating to Counter the Saudi-Pakistani and Possibly Turkey Axis
Comprehensive Analysis Examines U.S. Military Buildup, Opposition Leadership, and the Case for American Action Following Regime’s Massacres
An Open-Source Assessment of U.S. Force Movements, Operational Readiness, and Risks of Escalation
Spotlight on Syria
The Syrian government of Ahmed al-Sharaa promised moderation and respect for minority rights. Instead it has delivered slaughter and ethnic cleansing. The ongoing conquest of Kurdish areas has removed any mask of civility.
The horror of watching more massacres unfold is made even worse by the release of thousands of ISIS prisoners. The U.S. and Kurds fought for years to defeat ISIS and now in one fell swoop all that sacrifice is being undone.
The horror of watching more massacres unfold is made even worse by the release of thousands of ISIS prisoners. The U.S. and Kurds fought for years to defeat ISIS and now in one fell swoop all that sacrifice is being undone.
What Happens to the Kurds Could Be Akin to the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre, When Serbs Slaughtered 8,000 Bosnians
Middle East Quarterly - Current Issue
Founded in 1994 by Daniel Pipes, MEQ is the Middle East Forum’s journal intended for both scholars and the educated public. Policymakers, opinion-makers, academics, and journalists write for and read the Quarterly, which is known for exclusive interviews, in-depth historical articles, and book reviews on subjects ranging from archaeology to politics and on countries from Morocco to Iran.
Winter 2026 Volume 33: Number 1
Winter 2026 Volume 33: Number 1
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Qatar’s Tentacles Reach Deep into the University to Destroy the Foundations Upon Which It Was Founded -
The Doctrine Would Guarantee Organizational Destruction for any Terror Group That Takes an Israeli Hostage -
Shirin Saeidi Removed as Director of King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies at Univ. of Arkansas -
New Research Initiative Honors Pioneering Scholars Bat Ye’or and David Littman While Addressing Modern-Day Religious Oppression
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Radical Islam Has Been Growing in Canada for over a Half Century -
Somaliland Is a Successful Role Model for Democracy and a Free Market Economy in the Horn of Africa -
Jew-Hatred Is Never Just About Jews; It’s the Canary in the Democratic Coal Mine -
Despite the Complexities of Managing So Many Moving Parts, There Is Still Reason to Remain Hopeful About the U.S.-Led Alliance
Middle East Forum Observer
Founded in 2024, the Observer provides rapid analysis on leading Middle East developments, from Marrakech to Mashhad and the Bab el-Mandeb to the Black Sea.
Launched in 2006, Islamist Watch is a project of the Middle East Forum. We work to combat the ideas and institutions of lawful Islamism in the United States and throughout the West. Arguing that “radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution,” we seek to expose the Islamist organizations that currently dominate the debate, while identifying and promoting the work of moderate Muslims.
CAMPUS WATCH, a project of the Middle East Forum, reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North America with an aim to improving them. The project mainly addresses five problems: analytical failures, the mixing of politics with scholarship, intolerance of alternative views, apologetics, and the abuse of power over students. Campus Watch fully respects the freedom of speech of those it debates while insisting on its own freedom to comment on their words and deeds.
Antisemitism
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Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine Operate as Interchangeable Parts of the Same Network -
Israeli Christians and Islamic Converts Blast Declaration for Adopting a Submissive Posture Toward Islam -
Appeasement of Extremism Has Put Australia’s Jews at Risk -
The ‘Barcelonaz’ Map Reveals How State Rhetoric Has Normalized Antisemitic Targeting in Spain
Gaza
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As Washington Accelerates Phase Two in Gaza, Jerusalem Risks Losing Control Over the Endgame -
Also Will Trump’s Armada Strike Iran and What Will be Built in Gaza? -
Israel’s Prime Minister Is Accepting a Risky Phase Two That Could Leave Hamas Armed and Entrenched -
Gaza Cannot Be Stabilized Without Ending Hamas
Islam
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State Centralization Transformed the Waqf Into a Regulatory Instrument That Retained the Name but Lost Its Substance -
How Islam Severed Itself from the Biblical World That Once Made Its Scripture Intelligible -
He Is Not an Islamist, but He Is a Muslim Tribalist Who Believes the White Race Has Exploited Middle Eastern Muslims -
European Court Ruling Will Set Precedent on Muslim Nation Vying for European Union Membership
Muslims in the US
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And While We’re at it, Think Twice About Offering Him Another Post -
The United States Is Entering a Critical Phase in Its Encounter with Political Islam -
The Fact That the Left Is in a Red-Green Alliance with Islamists Has Obviated the Need for Muslim Leaders to Moderate -
Husham Al-Husainy Was Headed to D.C. Until His Past Caught up with Him
