Relax, Mohammed Bin Salman Isn’t Aligning with Islamists. He Also Isn’t Normalizing with Israel Soon
Recent Moves by Saudi Arabia Against the United Arab Emirates and Toward Qatar and Turkey Have Alarmed Many, but These Processes Are Not New
A Month Ago, Syria’s Kurds Possessed a de Facto Area of Control Comprising a Third of Syria
At Stake Is Trump’s Desire to Cement Peace in the South Caucasus, and the Commitment They Made to Protect Christian Communities
As Post-Revolutionary Iran Grapples with Accountability for the Past, It Can Embrace Numerous Models
Trump Imposed Tariffs on Countries That Purchase Iranian Goods or Services, Citing National Security and Economic Interests
Among Middle Eastern Countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq Topped the List of Chinese ‘Belt and Road’ Project Destinations
The Sweeping Indictment Alleges That a Turkish Construction Contractor and a Senior NATO Official Operated a Covert Bribery and Fraud Scheme for Nearly a Decade
With Diplomacy on the Verge of Faltering, Preparations for an American Military Strike Are Proceeding Apace
Bipartisan Members of Congress Join Israeli Knesset Members for Virtual Strategy Session on the 3+1 Framework
Spotlight on Iran After the Protests
Negotiations are back underway between the United States and Iran. The stakes are high after the regime slaughtered tens of thousands of protesters. The question also remains whether the Islamic Republic will honor any deal they make.
The world is watching to see what unfolds. The United States has moved what President Trump calls a “massive armada” within striking distance. Will here be an attack on the regime or will some sort of deal be struck? MEF fellows and experts have thoughts on all of this.
The world is watching to see what unfolds. The United States has moved what President Trump calls a “massive armada” within striking distance. Will here be an attack on the regime or will some sort of deal be struck? MEF fellows and experts have thoughts on all of this.
No Official Details Have Emerged About Washington’s Minimum Demands If Talks Proceed
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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Comprehensive Analysis Examines U.S. Military Buildup, Opposition Leadership, and the Case for American Action Following Regime’s Massacres -
A Federal Judge Has Dismissed All Claims Brought by the South Florida Muslim Federation Against the Middle East Forum and Its Allies for the Second Time -
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
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Savagery and Hostage-Taking Has Been Used to Reframe the Palestinian Arab-Israeli Conflict and Unleash a Torrent of Antisemitism -
Policymakers May Consider Middle East Islamism in Decline, but They Ignore the Fact That in South Asia and the Far East, Islamism Is in Ascendance -
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
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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Framed as Neutral Governance, Gaza’s New Technocratic Committee Masks Hamas’s Ongoing Military Rule -
As the Hostage File Closes, Strategic Pressure on Israel Accelerates -
The Authority No Longer Functions as a Governing Entity, Does Not Police Territory, and Struggles to Collect Revenue -
As Washington Accelerates Phase Two in Gaza, Jerusalem Risks Losing Control Over the Endgame
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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The West, in Its Universalist Hubris, Imports Incompatible Paradigms, Believing That Liberal Democracy Can Digest Everything, like an Omnivorous Leviathan -
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
