RSSI Aims to Mobilize U.S. Policymakers, Global Shipping Leaders, and International Stakeholders to Address This Vital Issue
The Organization Knows How to Demand the Right to Do Its Work, but Its Neglect of Israeli Hostages Has Become the Rule
Sectarian Violence May Have Led SDF Leaders to Believe a Deal with Damascus Could Protect Kurdish Lives in the Future
The Origin of the Nuclear Fatwa Was a 2010 Statement by Khamenei, Rather than a Ruling on Islamic Law
U.S. Taxpayer Money Was Being Funneled to Organizations with Ties to Hamas, Al-Qaeda and Other Terror Groups
The Moment Has Come for the U.S. and Israel to Take Decisive Military Action Against Iran’s Nuclear Forces
Radicals Condemn Attempt to Import Spirit of Abraham Accords into U.K.
The Terms Stipulated in the Agreement Would Appear to Suggest Concessions on the Part of the SDF
Spotlight: The Trump Administration Redux
President Trump blew back into the White House promising across-the-board changes in the way America does business—and diplomacy—across the globe. What are his plans for the Middle East? Does the Israel-Hamas ceasefire portend a policy of strongarming allies, or will the administration adopt a more nuanced approach in time?
Will Trump revive and expand the Abraham Accords? What of the future presence of U.S. troops and naval assets? How will he deal with Syria and America’s Kurdish allies, or with Iran and its diminished network of proxies? MEF’s network of experts analyze these and other developments throughout the region.
Will Trump revive and expand the Abraham Accords? What of the future presence of U.S. troops and naval assets? How will he deal with Syria and America’s Kurdish allies, or with Iran and its diminished network of proxies? MEF’s network of experts analyze these and other developments throughout the region.
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas announced on Jan. 15 has implications nearly as momentous as the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre that precipitated it.
The deal comes after fifteen months of protracted indecision by the government of Israel, during which Jerusalem followed two contradictory policies toward Hamas: Destroy the organization. Make a deal with it.
The deal comes after fifteen months of protracted indecision by the government of Israel, during which Jerusalem followed two contradictory policies toward Hamas: Destroy the organization. Make a deal with it.
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 2025 Volume 32: Number 2
Spring 2025 Volume 32: Number 2
By: Andrew Fox and Tatiana Glezer
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MEF Executive Director Delivered Blockbuster Testimony to the DOGE Subcommittee -
Moving the Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan Would Be a Massive Undertaking -
U.S. President Donald Trump Engages in a Double Pander, Giving Both His Pro-Israel and His Islamist Constituencies What They Most Want -
MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson Explains This Deal Will Almost Certainly Fall Apart
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There Has Been a Marked Change in Muslim-Majority Countries—in Keeping with the Rest of the World—Namely ‘A Huge Plunge in Fertility’ -
HTS’s Rise May Constitute the Transformation of a Regional Islamist Movement to “Post-Islamism” -
The Conflict in Libya Is an Example of Internal Factions Being Manipulated and Supported by External Resources and External Leaders as Well -
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
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.
Gaza
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The Plan Is a Dangerous Scheme That Threatens Israel’s Security, Strengthens Hamas, and Undermines U.S. Strategic Interests -
Bothell’s Deputy Mayor Promotes Non-Profit with Troubling History -
Once American and Israeli Hostages Return Home Safely, U.S. Policy Must Refocus Immediately on Hamas’s Defeat -
The Truth Is That the Citizenry of Gaza Elected Hamas as Their Leaders and Rulers
Muslims in the US
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CAIR Encourages Illegal Immigrants to Evade Law Enforcement -
The Executive Order’s Central Thrust Is to Restore, Repair, and Expand National Security Vetting Across Every Agency That Might Touch Immigration -
Pro-Hamas, Anti-jewish College Demonstrators Here on Visas Are on Notice That Their U.S. Welcome Is Over, Even with Expected Lawsuits -
Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan Allegedly Plotted to Bomb Israeli Consulate in NYC
