Trump Should Offer a Deal: The U.S. Would Support Alawi Autonomy in Latakia in Exchange for a U.S. Takeover of the Russian Naval Base at Tartus
The U.S. and Moderate Arab Allies Could Help the Yemenis End the Nightmare of Houthi Rule
The Question Now Is What Other Countries Could Be Vulnerable to the Same Dynamics That Led to Assad’s Fall
Washington and Jerusalem Must Act Now to Protect Security Interests Before Strategic Opportunities Disappear
Iran and Its Proxy Network Have Been Revealed to Be Paper Tigers. More Defeats Will Surely Follow This One
The Kurdish Struggle for Self-Determination Mirrors the Jewish People’s Own History
In 1970, Hafez Assad, Bashar’s Father, Launched a Coup to Topple His Former Ally and Proclaimed Himself President. His Family Ruled Syria Until This Week.
There Are Significant Grievances Inside Iran, Especially in Areas Populated by the Arabs, Baluch, and Kurds
The Turkey-Backed Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham May Be Buying Time Until It Can Consolidate Power
Türkiye, Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia Would Be Fighting Each Other Instead of the United States and Its Allies
For Islamic State Observers, It Was Very Predictable That This Week’s Editorial in the Group’s Al-Naba’ Newsletter Would Be About the Insurgent Offensive in NW Syria
Why does the Qatar-aligned organization Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) promote the agenda of Jordan’s Islamic Action Front?
Hamas’s Penetration of UNRWA Means the Terror Group Hijacks Supplies the Aid Organization Says It Delivers
New Extradition Agreement Between Turkey and the UAE May Mean the Return of a Fugitive Mob Leader and Former-Ally-Turned-Adversary
Spotlight on War with Iran
The Iranian Navy and Air Force are effectively non-existent. The new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen since the start of the war. Basij checkpoints are being attacked by drones.
But the Islamic Republic is far from finished. The Strait of Hormuz has seen tankers attacked and oil flow is critical. What is the path to an end that is worth the dangers? MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
But the Islamic Republic is far from finished. The Strait of Hormuz has seen tankers attacked and oil flow is critical. What is the path to an end that is worth the dangers? MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
As unrest spreads across Iran, the regime and the opposition both face narrowing choices.
Iran’s Kurdish Armed Groups Remain Too Fragmented, Cautious and Constrained to Shape the War’s Outcome.
Sustained Strikes and the Removal of Senior Islamic Republic Figures Raise Questions About the Regime’s Durability
An Operational Concept for Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Without a Ground Campaign
Classical Strategy and the Path from Air Campaign to Iranian Liberation
Spotlight on the Middle East
The entire region is affected by the conflict with Iran, but there are many other vital issues being covered by MEF. New alliances are growing in the Eastern Mediterranean, Syrian in-fighting cools down and let’s not forget North Africa.
The turmoil makes predictions perilous, but it also presents opportunities for change. Will the conflict with Iran create the conditions for broader peace and prosperity?
The turmoil makes predictions perilous, but it also presents opportunities for change. Will the conflict with Iran create the conditions for broader peace and prosperity?
Cairo’s Regional Security No Longer Depends on Gulf Symbolism but on Eastern Mediterranean Energy Alignment
Behind Official Merger Language, Kobani Still Operates Under Kurdish Security Control
Iran’s Proxy Strategy Has Expanded Beyond the Levant and Now Threatens North Africa’s Strategic Balance
The Sánchez Regime Has Made Hostility to Jerusalem Its Policy and Israel Should Impose Consequences
When Turkish Networks Move Money, Weapons, People and Narcotics Across Borders, They Export Not Only Violence but Also the Institutional Weaknesses and Culture of Impunity
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.
Spring 2026 Volume 33: Number 2
Spring 2026 Volume 33: Number 2
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi’s Field Reports on Kurdish Displacement, Minority Rights Are Already Shaping Policy Debate -
Three Policy Frameworks for the United States and Israel on Resistance, Succession, and the Strait of Hormuz -
As the Islamic Republic Cracks, the Iran Freedom Congress in London Races to Build the Framework Tehran Prayed Would Never Exist -
MEF Investigation Exposes How Nexus Project Operates as a ‘Laundromat’ for Anti-Zionist AntisemitismNew Israel Fund-Backed Initiative, Inserted into U.S. Policy, Created Systematic Loopholes to Shield Anti-Israel Actors from Accountability
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Harakat Ashab Al-Yamin Al-Islamiyah, a Shia Terror Group Claiming to Be Part of the Iranian-Led Axis of Resistance, Attacked Varied Locales in Europe -
There Are Two Dominant Views of the Middle East. The Prevailing One Will Determine Whether Western Civilization Survives or Is Eroded from Within -
The Draft of a New Palestinian Constitution Has Weaponized the Entire Idea of a Constitution -
While Morocco Is Pro-Western and a Signatory to the Abraham Accords, Algeria Is Aligned with Russia, China, and Iran
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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Only a Fool, an Ignoramus, or a Useful Idiot Could Suppose That the Current Wave of Hatred Against Israel and the West Will Stop with the Jews -
Expert: False Flag Scenario Ludicrous -
From Telegram to European Streets: The Expansion of Iran-Aligned Narratives -
Turkuvaz Media Group Promotes Conspiracy Theories Portraying Jews as Criminals, Intelligence Operatives, and Members of a Global Cabal
Gaza
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Hezbollah’s Hybrid Model in Lebanon Allows It to Operate Within or Behind Formal State Institutions -
The ‘Popular Army,’ Led by One Ashraf Al-Mansi, Is Notable for Its Presence in the Northern Part of the Strip -
Antisemitic Textbooks Assert the Bible is Distorted and Paint ‘Paul the Jew’ As the Corruptor of Christianity -
For Decades, the International Community Remained Stubbornly Wedded to a ‘Top-Down’ Fantasy
