Marilyn Stern

Communications Coordinator

Marilyn Stern is communications coordinator at the Middle East Forum. She has written articles on national security topics for Front Page Magazine, The Investigative Project on Terrorism, and Small Wars Journal.

Articles by this Author
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Eric Navarro on Red Sea Security and the Houthi Threat to the West
In November 2023 the Houthis Attacked Global Shipping Passing Through the Red Sea Trade Routes and the Gulf of Aden
March 17, 2025
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Seth Frantzman on the October 7 War: Israel’s Battle for Security in Gaza
A Key Lesson from the IDF’s Collapse on Oct. 7 Is the Shortsightedness of Any Western Military That Invests Heavily in Technology at the Expense of Conventional Armed Forces
March 3, 2025
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Nicholas Eberstadt: The Shifting Demographics of the Middle East
There Has Been a Marked Change in Muslim-Majority Countries—in Keeping with the Rest of the World—Namely ‘A Huge Plunge in Fertility’
February 24, 2025
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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour: The Shift Towards Post-Islamism
HTS’s Rise May Constitute the Transformation of a Regional Islamist Movement to “Post-Islamism”
February 17, 2025
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Mark Choate on the Islamist Struggle for Libya
The Conflict in Libya Is an Example of Internal Factions Being Manipulated and Supported by External Resources and External Leaders as Well
February 3, 2025
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Shukriya Bradost on the Kurds’ Struggle in Iran
The Kurds in the Iranian Part of Kurdistan Who Have Fought for Their Rights in the Region the Longest Have Been Largely Ignored by the U.S. And the West
January 27, 2025
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John Spencer on Israel’s Urban War in Gaza: A Technical Analysis
January 24, 2025
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Ilan Berman on Shaping Iran’s Future
January 13, 2025
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Gregg Roman on Syria and the Captagon Trade: What Now?
January 6, 2025
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Michael Knights on the Houthis’ Rise from Local Gang to Global Menace
December 16, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer on Syria After the Assads: What Happened and What Follows?
December 9, 2024
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Peter Theroux, In Obscura: Adventures in the World of Intelligence
In Obscura is the First Book In a Trilogy Covering Theroux’s Years with the CIA in Washington, D.C.
December 2, 2024
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Thanos Davelis on Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: The New Frontier
November 25, 2024
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Rawan Osman: An Arab Woman’s Journey from Antisemitism to Zionism
Antisemitic Propaganda in the Arab World Continues to Brainwash Tens of Millions of Arabs Who Believe Whatever They Are Told About Jews
November 11, 2024
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Jacob Goldberg on Understanding Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Arabia
MbS’s Foreign Policy Shifts in the Last Two Years Reveals His Understanding of Realpolitik
November 4, 2024
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Sam Westrop and Benjamin Baird on Qatar’s Financial Influence in the West
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
October 28, 2024
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Majd Bader on Combatting Islamist Social Media
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University on the Middle East’s Influence on Contemporary America
October 21, 2024
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David Reaboi and Jim Hanson on Islamism’s Reach in Conservative Media
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
October 14, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer and Gregg Roman on October 7: One Year Later
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
October 7, 2024
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Ryan Mauro and Michael Pregent on Elections: Islamism’s Reach in American Politics
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
September 30, 2024
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