MEF Wires

Middle East Forum Wires are summary accounts and audio recordings of MEF speaking events.

Wires are written by MEF staff and (when summary accounts) are generally not reviewed by the speaker.

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The Middle East: Harris and Trump Policies Explained
November 4, 2024
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Ahnaf Kalam
Fluttering Israel flag on crimson red sky with smoke pillars background. Israel problems concept.
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Israel’s Crucible: Forging a New Security Paradigm
Navigating Complex Threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Beyond in a Shifting Middle East Landscape
October 6, 2024
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Gregg Roman
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Counter-Erdoğan Coalition: Taking on Turkey’s Strongman
May 17, 2023
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Salvaging Our Universities in an Era of Intellectual Decadence
May 17, 2023
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Winfield Myers
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Challenges of Countering Islamism in the West
May 17, 2023
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Sam Westrop
Winfield Myers
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War Against ISIS and the Future of Syria: A Conversation with Sinam Mohamad
May 16, 2023
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Jonathan Spyer
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April 7, 2025
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Gregg Roman
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Middle East Forum Online
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April 7, 2025
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Michael Rubin
A new grassroots group is coalescing among Sahrawis in the Western Sahara.
Middle East Forum Observer
Don’t Default to Polisario on Sahrawi Representation
The New Sahrawi Movement for Peace Rejects Violence and Seeks Consensus Across Broad Segments of the Sahrawi Population
April 7, 2025
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Michael Rubin
The Hamas-inspired wave of anti-Israel protests that erupted across American campuses and cities represented a deeply troubling manifestation of antisemitism and support for terrorism.
Middle East Forum Online
After October 7 Riots: Recovering $1.5 Billion in Economic Damages
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April 6, 2025
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Gregg Roman
Anti-Hamas protestors marching among the ruins that Hamas brought upon them.
Middle East Forum Online
Gazans, ‘The Bravest People on Earth,’ Confront Hamas
Gaza’s Powerful but Usually Cowed Clan Leaders Called on Gazans to ‘Launch a Popular Uprising’ and for Hamas to ‘Lift Its Hand from Gaza Immediately’
April 5, 2025
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Daniel Pipes
Britain’s most controversial Islamist television station faces an investigation from Ofcom, the nation’s broadcasting authority, which received complaints that the channel continues to promote jihadist terrorism, Jew-hatred, and Wahhābī-Salafi Islamism.
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Media Regulator Cracks Down on U.K.’s Biggest Islamist Television Network
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April 4, 2025
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Jules Gomes
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Middle East Forum Observer
Can Trump Help Qatar Redeem Itself?
To Assure Better Relations, the Core Support Qatar Provides to Designated Terror Groups Must Stop
April 4, 2025
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Jim Hanson
Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is no longer a NATO ally in spirit; it is a rogue state pursuing an expansionist, Islamist agenda that threatens the stability of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and even Europe.
Middle East Forum Online
An Unspoken Alliance to Challenge Erdoğan Is Forming Between Israel, Egypt, Greece, France, and the UAE
The Forces Opposing Erdoğan Are Assembling, but They Must Act and Confront Turkey Decisively
April 3, 2025
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Amine Ayoub
From the Polisario Front’s insurgency against Morocco to jihadist movements spreading chaos in the Sahel, Algeria’s fingerprints are all over Africa’s deadliest conflicts. Yet, the world remains largely oblivious, distracted by larger geopolitical clashes while this shadow war unfolds.
Middle East Forum Online
Algeria’s Shadow War: How It Funds and Arms Africa’s Deadliest Terror Groups
Mounting Intelligence and Evidence Reveal How Algeria’s Covert Operations Are Destabilizing Africa
April 3, 2025
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Amine Ayoub