Its Rapid Expansion Into New Gas Fields Goes Beyond Supply and Clashes with Previous Qatari Strategy
Erdoğan Loyalist Feridun Sinirlioğlu Was Elected Secretary General of OSCE, a 57-member Regional Security Organization Spanning North America, Europe, and Central Asia
In a Rapidly Changing Political Environment, the Fate of Kurdistan Is Now Shaping the Future of the Middle East
The Fact That This Regime Was a Monstrous One, Engaged in the Mass Slaughter of Syrian Civilians, Was Known to Both Policymakers and Publics in the West
Kurds Face a Jihadist Group Wielding Political Power and Significant Turkish Involvement in Syria’s Affairs
As Assad’s Forces Lost Aleppo and Hama to the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham-Led Insurgents, They Faced an Uprising in Southern Syria That Contributed to the Regime’s Collapse
The Turkish Government Intends to Appoint Senior Officials Under the Guise of Advisors to Assist Syrian Authorities with Managing Various Government Portfolios
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Turkey Will Allow Kurds to Be Partners Only If They Abandon a Secular and Democratic Worldview
Spotlight: Syria After Assad
After over half a century of slaughter and oppression, the Assad regime in Syria collapsed in the face of the advancing forces of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a U.S.-designated terrorist group rooted in al Qaeda and ISIS. HTS leader Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani, with a $10 million FBI bounty on his head, preaches religious moderation and promises liberty with the passion of a convert, but Western officials should not be deceived by mere words.
Major powers jockey to fill the vacuum left by Assad’s flight, with the Islamist Erdoğan regime in Turkey—HTF’s chief sponsor—ascendant, while Russia and Iran suffered significant losses. MEF’s analysts examine the current state of affairs in Syria and possible outcomes of these dramatic events.
Major powers jockey to fill the vacuum left by Assad’s flight, with the Islamist Erdoğan regime in Turkey—HTF’s chief sponsor—ascendant, while Russia and Iran suffered significant losses. MEF’s analysts examine the current state of affairs in Syria and possible outcomes of these dramatic events.
Iran’s decision to launch 181 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night followed a similar pattern to the attacks of 14 April. Israeli and allied air defences appear to have performed extremely effectively. The damage to the military and civilian sites targeted is minor to non-existent. One Palestinian Arab man was killed in a village near Jericho, not from the Iranian missiles, it appears, but from interceptor debris.
The question now is what comes next. This time, the response is unlikely to be merely symbolic.
The question now is what comes next. This time, the response is unlikely to be merely symbolic.
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 2025 Volume 32: Number 1
Winter 2025 Volume 32: Number 1
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Daniel Pipes Talks with Capitol Report on NTD -
MEF Chief Editor discusses the end of the Assad regime and how the actions of Russia, Iran and Turkey will affect the outcome with FOX News. -
Plans to Shut Down Islamist Activity in America -
MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson discusses with FOX News what led to the signing of the ceasefire and what the likely effects will be for Israel, Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran.
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Antisemitism
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In Early November Spain Refused to Allow a U.S.-Flagged Ship to Dock at Its Ports, Alleging It Was Carrying Military Supplies to Israel -
From Medieval Scapegoating to Modern “Social Justice” Narratives, Antisemitism Evolves but Endures, Targeting Jews as Universal Villains in Shifting Ideological Frameworks -
The Physical Hunt for Jews Has Begun in Amsterdam
Gaza
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The World Often Rewards Those Who Shout the Loudest Rather than Those Who Anchor Their Claims on Solid Ground -
Hamas’s Penetration of UNRWA Means the Terror Group Hijacks Supplies the Aid Organization Says It Delivers -
The Incoming Trump Administration Should Suspend or Reprogram U.S. Military Assistance to Egypt -
Democracies That Value Their Sovereignty Should Pull Out and Cease Funding the Court
Muslims in the US
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‘We Must Have More Children than the Christians … to Destroy Them Here’ -
Americans Deserve a Full-Scale Investigation Into What Happened in Chicago and How to Prevent the Next Open-Borders-Enabled Attack on U.S. Soil -
The Misnamed ‘Muslim Ban’ Sharply Curtailed Immigrant and Non-immigrant U.S. Visas for Foreign Nationals from 13 Nations -
The Materialistic West Increasingly Only Understands Motives Prompted by Material Needs or Desires
