Traditional Distinctions Between Commercial Engagement and Strategic Rivalry Have Blurred, Leading States to Evaluate Partnerships
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Have Been Friends and Allies for Decades, but They Have Picked Different Sides in the Fighting in Yemen
Put Simply, Turkey Is the Largest Occupying Power in Syria
Religious Labeling Does Not Change Destructive Capacity, but It Changes Perceived Authority
A Circulated Iraqi Justice Ministry Document Provides New Detail on the Scope and Nationalities of Transferred Detainees
New Delhi Has Effectively Shut Down the ‘Ship-to-Ship’ Transfer Networks Used to Mask the Origin of Iranian Crude
Some Analysts Warn That If the Regime Survives, It Could Emerge Strengthened and Suppress Internal Dissent
Ordinary Iranians Have Formed a Collective Resistance That Surpasses the State’s Capacity to Crack Down on It
The Visit Underscores the Transformation of India-Israel Ties Into a High-Trust Strategic Partnership
Spotlight on Targeting Iran
Negotiations seem to have stalled and the “massive armada” is now in place. There is more U.S. military power in the region than any time since the invasion of Iraq. But what could all that force be used to do?
There are many options. Will it be a small strike to destroy the remains of the nuclear program or a large one to try to topple the regime? The regime defied President Trump and killed tens of thousands of protesters, will there be a payback for that? MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
There are many options. Will it be a small strike to destroy the remains of the nuclear program or a large one to try to topple the regime? The regime defied President Trump and killed tens of thousands of protesters, will there be a payback for that? MEF fellows and experts weigh in on all of this.
As unrest spreads across Iran, the regime and the opposition both face narrowing choices.
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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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 -
House Judiciary Committee cites MEF findings as Texas lawmakers move to investigate Islamist-linked institutions -
Lawmakers from Israel, U.S., Greece, and Cyprus Launch Caucus to Strengthen Ties and Contain Ankara -
Bipartisan Members of Congress Join Israeli Knesset Members for Virtual Strategy Session on the 3+1 Framework
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Iran’s Regime Has Schemed to Expand the Islamic Revolution Since the Ayatollahs Seized Power in November 1979 -
The India of 1949 Was ‘Postcolonial, Post-British, Post-Partition, Post-Traumatic’ -
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
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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Eighth-Graders Are Told That Moses and Jesus Are ‘Islamic Prophets’ and That Christians Will Be Punished for Believing in the Trinity -
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
Gaza
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Reconstruction Talk That Races Ahead of Security Realities Risks Freezing Conflict Rather than Resolving It -
When a Centralized Ideological Regime Collapses, the Vacuum Is Never Filled by a Committee of Bureaucrats -
![“We see them test our troops. We see them carrying out attacks every week… [Hamas] injured and killed soldiers since the ceasefire began,” IDF Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani told The Post at a military outpost in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.](https://cdn-mef.meforum.org/dims4/default/126c66a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2704x1520+0+140/resize/500x281!/brightness/16x0/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-mef.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F29%2Fd1c530464a578792da895f74a56f%2Fidf-soldier-silhouette-in-gaza.jpg)
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For Nearly Eight Decades, the International Community Has Coddled a Unique and Dangerous Fiction: The Perpetual Palestinian Arab Refugee
![“We see them test our troops. We see them carrying out attacks every week… [Hamas] injured and killed soldiers since the ceasefire began,” IDF Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani told The Post at a military outpost in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.](https://cdn-mef.meforum.org/dims4/default/35930f0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2704x1520+0+140/resize/500x281!/brightness/16x0/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk2-prod-mef.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F29%2Fd1c530464a578792da895f74a56f%2Fidf-soldier-silhouette-in-gaza.jpg)
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 -
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The United States Is Entering a Critical Phase in Its Encounter with Political Islam
