The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Mahan Air Uses Nigeria to Circumvent of the Sanctions and Acquire Airbus A340s
Few in Syria Take Seriously the Moderate Image Currently Being Presented by HTS Leader Abu Mohammed Al-Julani
In the Period Between 2017 and 2024 Al-Jolani and His Movement Were the de Facto Rulers of Idleb Province
U.S.-Led Reconstruction of Germany and Japan Served Its Purposes at the Time, but Should Not Mandate Permanently Rebuilding Belligerents
The United States Should Worry About Billions of Dollars Indirectly Enriching Militants Who Mirror or Are Directly Loyal to Al Qaeda
Daniel Pipes Talks with Capitol Report on NTD
In Uprisings Across the Middle East and North Africa, Elites and External Powers Have Appropriated the Peoples’ Democratic Aspirations
Abdullah II May Not Fall—Neither Israel nor the United States Want That Outcome—but He Nevertheless Has a Target on His Back
Militias Backed by Turkey Appear Intent in Their Efforts to Drive Kurds from Their Homes
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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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. -
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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. -
MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson discusses the implications with FOX News
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In Obscura is the First Book In a Trilogy Covering Theroux’s Years with the CIA in Washington, D.C. -
Antisemitic Propaganda in the Arab World Continues to Brainwash Tens of Millions of Arabs Who Believe Whatever They Are Told About Jews -
MbS’s Foreign Policy Shifts in the Last Two Years Reveals His Understanding of Realpolitik -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
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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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 -
Does the President’s Resolve That a Soccer Game with an Israeli Team Go On Represent His Definitive Stance on the Issue or Just Another Political Pivot?
Gaza
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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 -
Sometimes, External Forces Must Push People Toward the Difficult Choice of Replacing Their Leaders
Muslims in the US
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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 -
An Islamist who promotes an ideology similar to the teachings of the Islamic State—the organization that murdered and raped its way across vast sections of the Middle East and beyond— has set up shop in El Paso, Texas.
