MEF Wires

Middle East Forum Wires are summary accounts and audio recordings of MEF speaking events.

Wires are written by MEF staff and (when summary accounts) are generally not reviewed by the speaker.

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Audio, Video and Transcripts
Eastern Mediterranean Contributions to Middle East Security
The Middle East Forum participated in a high-level panel on “Eastern Mediterranean Contributions to Middle East Security” at the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece.
April 18, 2025
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Middle East: Harris and Trump Policies Explained
November 4, 2024
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Ahnaf Kalam
Fluttering Israel flag on crimson red sky with smoke pillars background. Israel problems concept.
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Israel’s Crucible: Forging a New Security Paradigm
Navigating Complex Threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Beyond in a Shifting Middle East Landscape
October 6, 2024
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Gregg Roman
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Counter-Erdoğan Coalition: Taking on Turkey’s Strongman
May 17, 2023
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Salvaging Our Universities in an Era of Intellectual Decadence
May 17, 2023
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Winfield Myers
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
The Challenges of Countering Islamism in the West
May 17, 2023
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Sam Westrop
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Mohammad Taha Ali
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July 21, 2025
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Homeland Insecurity: Unraveling DHS Funding of Terror-Linked and Extremist Groups
July 21, 2025
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Benjamin Baird
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Iran Shuts Down Capital amid Severe Water Crisis
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July 21, 2025
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Mardo Soghom
Kurdish peshmerga soldiers in a 2017 file photo.
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Peshmerga Should Retake Territory Lost After the 2017 Kurdistan Referendum
A Shifting Geopolitical Landscape Gives the Kurdistan Regional Government Strategic Opportunity to Reclaim Its Lost Lands
July 21, 2025
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Misconceptions on the Fighting in Al-Suwayda’
There Are Many Misconceptions About the Fighting Between Pro-Syrian Government Tribal Militias and Local Druze Factions
July 20, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
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Layth Al-Balous’ Statement on Events in Al-Suwayda’
Layth Al-Balous, the Son of Rijal Al-Karama Founder Wahid Al-Balous, Has Issued His Own Official Statement on the Recent Events in Al-Suwayda’
July 20, 2025
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
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Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Failed. Dissolve It
A Major Problem Is the Small-Mindedness and Corruption of Most Presidential Leadership Council Members
July 20, 2025
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Michael Rubin