The Agreement Matters to Israel Because the Maritime Dispute Touches Its Ties with Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
There Is a Difference Between a State Organized Around Ethnicity, and Blind Adherence to Ethnic Nationalism
Japan Anchors the Western Pacific, and Could Help Contain and Counter Iran and Its Major Power Supporters
Tehran May Treat Western Communication Lines as Legitimate Targets If Iranian Military or Energy Infrastructure Is Attacked
Israel Can Begin Building a Process Today That Could Ultimately Bring at Least 200,000 Jews from France to Israel
The Intelligence Collected on the Demonstrators Was Transmitted to the Counterterrorism Department of the Turkish National Police
Disputed Figures from the Uprising That Toppled Sheikh Hasina Demand Scrutiny. The U.N. Must Substantiate Its Reported Death Toll
Saudi Policy Did Not Create the Houthi Movement, but It Helped Intensify the Conditions in Which It Grew
In Reality, Somaliland’s Self-Governance Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Djibouti
Kuwait Must Prepare Young People for Leadership and Create Institutions That Allow Them to Exercise It
The Treasury Department Expanded Sanctions on the A7 Network Used to Evade Sanctions, but Loopholes Remain
In Effect, Ervin Massinga Is Telling His Ethiopian and Broader African Audience to Ignore the White House and the President’s Comments
‘If They Attack the Infrastructures of Our Country, It Is Natural That the Islamic Republic Will ... Destroy Their Assets,’ the Revolutionary Guard Warned
Activists Call on Ottawa to Investigate Brotherhood—An Overdue Task
Because Letting Somalis Into America Is Strictly for High-Stakes Gamblers, the Only Safe Bet with Them Is to Just Refrain
Spotlight on Israel Election
Israel’s October 27 Knesset election is the first since the October 7 massacre, and the attack hangs over the campaign. Reports of unheeded warnings before the attack, settler violence in the West Bank, and draft exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox have shaped the race. The final polls showed neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition near the 61 seats needed to govern, pointing to difficult coalition talks.
MEF analysts examine Netanyahu’s political standing, the case for a unity government that breaks the deadlock between the two blocs, and what the result means for Israel’s neighbors, starting with Egypt. MEF’s Israel Vote 2026 tracker collects every published poll.
MEF analysts examine Netanyahu’s political standing, the case for a unity government that breaks the deadlock between the two blocs, and what the result means for Israel’s neighbors, starting with Egypt. MEF’s Israel Vote 2026 tracker collects every published poll.
The Elections Are Taking Place Against a Background of Ongoing Regional Conflict, Triggered by the Worst Security Disaster in Israel’s History
If Israeli Voters Elect a Government Committed to Unyielding National Resolve and Military Capability, Israel’s Strategic Value Across the Middle East Will Remain Intact
The Prime Minister Has Downplayed the Attacks and Cast Doubt on Reports of Them, Even Going So Far as to Contradict the IDF
The Root of Cairo’s Vulnerability Is Fundamentally Economic
If Arab Governments Warned Netanyahu of the Hamas Attack, His Claim That Intelligence Was Withheld From Him Collapses
One Leader Failed to Act on a Warning—the Other Turned Danger Into a Peace Treaty and Destroyed a Nuclear Reactor
Spotlight on Erdoğan’s Turkey
Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey is projecting power far beyond its borders. On October 20, Libya’s eastern parliament endorsed the maritime deal Ankara signed with Tripoli in 2019, a line that cuts across Greek waters off Crete and Rhodes. A secret Turkish document shows officials compiling the names of Erdoğan critics who joined peaceful demonstrations in Norway, Finland and Denmark.
MEF analysts follow Ankara’s reach from the Eastern Mediterranean to Haiti, where Turkey refused to extradite a suspect in the 2021 assassination of the country’s president, and to the United Nations, where Ankara is weighing a candidate for secretary-general. They also ask whether Israel and Turkey are headed for conflict.
MEF analysts follow Ankara’s reach from the Eastern Mediterranean to Haiti, where Turkey refused to extradite a suspect in the 2021 assassination of the country’s president, and to the United Nations, where Ankara is weighing a candidate for secretary-general. They also ask whether Israel and Turkey are headed for conflict.
Israel and Turkey Are Increasingly Finding Themselves on Opposite Sides of the Region’s Most Consequential Flashpoints
The Intelligence Collected on the Demonstrators Was Transmitted to the Counterterrorism Department of the Turkish National Police
By Ignoring Benghazi, the State Department and Many in Europe Opened the Door to Turkey to Seize Advantage
The Agreement Matters to Israel Because the Maritime Dispute Touches Its Ties with Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
Washington Should Consider Feridun Sinirlioğlu’s Ideas for Reforms and His Approach to Security Council Decisions
A Sweeping U.S. Lawsuit Accuses Binance of Helping Finance Hamas and Other Iran-Backed Groups
Middle East Quarterly - Fall 2026
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.
Fall 2026 Volume 33: Number 4
Fall 2026 Volume 33: Number 4
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Suspension and Debarment Give HHS the Tools to Ensure These Groups Never Receive Another Taxpayer Dollar -
‘Shattering the Palestinians’ Hope of Defeating Israel’ Argues That Israel’s Military Achievements Since October 7 Are Necessary but Not Sufficient -
The Regime’s Crimes Are a Matter of Record, Set out by the United Nations and the Monitors Who counted the Dead One at a Time -
The Sites Are Open Access, with No Registration and No Paywall
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Classical Liberalism Was Hijacked by a ‘Red-Green Alliance’ of Leftist Marxists with Islamists -
The Post-National Elite Pursuing Rapid Demographic Transformation via Migration Is the Driving Factor Delegitimizing the Preferences of the Historical Native Population -
Although There Are Tensions Due to Pressures from the Arab World, the Important Relationship Between Amman and Jerusalem Must Be Sustained and Maintained -
It Is Necessary to Make the Distinction Between the ‘Rational Virtue’ of Well-Modulated Empathy, on the One Hand, and Suicidal Empathy, on the Other
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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At Conferences Organized by Tehran, American Extremists from Both the Left and the Right Found Themselves in the Same Rooms -
Irish Politicians Openly Demonize Jews, and Growing Indulgence in Antisemitism Makes Bloodshed Inevitable
Gaza
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A Settlement Built on Anything Less than Genuine Palestinian Acceptance of Israel’s Permanence Will Not Hold -
Crushing the Palestinians’ Hope of Imposing Their Will on Israel Is the First Condition for Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -
The British Greens Have Officially Adopted the Destruction of Israel as a Policy Goal -
Three Years After the Start of This War, the Middle East Is a Dysfunctional Region That Is Further from a Stable and Peaceful Future than It Has Been for Generations
Islam
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The Red-Green Alliance Is a Strategic Convergence of Leftist Revolutionaries and Islamist Radicals, Aimed at the West and at the U.S.-Israel Partnership -
When Someone Advocates for or Commits a Violent Act in the Name of a Religion, Must They Hold an ‘Extremist’ View of the Religion, or Could There Be a Problem with the Religion Itself? -
How the Myth of Crisis Imprisoned Arab (And Leftist) Political Thought
Muslims in the US
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Will the Federal Government Do Anything to Stop Islamists from Using Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Groups to Influence U.S. Elections? -
Newton, Massachusetts, a City of 90,000 with Close to 18,000 Jewish Residents, Has Hired a Teacher with Apparent Family Ties to Hamas -
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Plan to Infiltrate the United States Is Working -
A Michigan Senate Race Could Have Consequences Far Beyond Partisan Control of Congress
