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Will Turkey Next Turn to Russia for Advanced Fighter Jets?

NATO's second-biggest army had a deterrent air force both during and after the Cold War. In 2020, the Turkish Air Force (TuAF) was the world's 21st biggest air power. The most dramatic moment in the history of the force was on...

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Does Telling Muslims to 'Behave' Prompt Hatred and Terror?

Does a firm stance against Islam provoke anger, resentment, and violence from Muslims? And does the opposite—pandering to and appeasing Muslims—win their appreciation, respect, and cooperation? Far too many in the West are...

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Biden Inherited Immense Leverage over Iran. Will He Use It?

Jonathan Spyer: "An early capitulation by the Biden administration would give away any leverage that the US currently holds."

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Pompeo Designated Iranian Ally Houthis as Terrorists. How Effective?

The Trump administration's 11th-hour designation of Yemen's Iran-backed Ansar Allah movement as a terrorist organization was intended to cement its policy of maximum pressure on Iran. From Jonathan Spyer.

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Why Israel's Massive Radar Deal With Slovakia Matters

Israel's Ministry of Defense will deliver seventeen radar systems to Slovakia in a recent agreement. While it is worth €150 million, the heart of the deal is a broader context of Israel's increasingly important role in central...

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What the World Can Learn from Israel's Vaccination Drive

By the end of New Year's Day this year, Israel had administered more than 1 million vaccines to people, with more than 150,000 being vaccinated daily. The country aims to vaccinate 2 million by the end of January, with many...

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Why Big Tech Doesn't Censor Foreign Autocrats

Ever since Twitter suspended the account of US President Donald Trump, there have been many calls for Big Tech social-media platforms to apply the same scrutiny to foreign leaders, such as Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei. This talking...

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Twitter Removes COVID-19 Vaccine Conspiracy Tweet by Iran's Khamenei

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is increasingly pushing conspiracy theories about vaccines for COVID-19. They are not effective, and there are "accelerating" instances of death and infection from them, a headline on...

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Spotlight: The Biden Administration

President-elect Joe Biden comes into office with a long track record on most public policy issues and an avowed determination to set a new course for the United States.

Middle East Forum staff, fellows, and commissioned specialists have closely studied his actions and statements on U.S. policy toward Israel, Iran, Turkey, and the Arab Gulf, as well as on Islamism and antisemitism. See the selections at right.

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Biden Must Not Reprise Obama's Middle East Policy
by Eric James Bordenkircher (Winter 2021)
Wave of 'Extra-Continental' Migrants Predicted in Biden's First Year
by Todd Bensman (Dec 18, 2020)
Daniel Pipes on the Biden Administration and the Middle East
(Dec 1, 2020)
Biden Should Allow Investigations of Academe's Foreign Funding Scandals to Proceed
by Winfield Myers (Nov 20, 2020)
The US Election: Preliminary Lessons for US Allies
by Alexander H. Joffe (Nov 16, 2020)
What Biden's Victory Means for Turkey
by Burak Bekdil (Nov 11, 2020)
How Biden Will Turn the Clock Back in the Middle East
by Philip Carl Salzman (Nov 10, 2020)
Biden Condemns Anti-Semitism While Ignoring Democrats Who Support It
by Benjamin Baird (Sep 12, 2020)
Joe Biden Courts Islam, not Muslims
by Mark Durie (Aug 12, 2020)
Deciphering Bidenese
by Daniel Pipes (Jun 15, 2020)
For Israel, Biden Will Prove Worse than Bernie
by Matthew Mainen (May 3, 2020)
Why Do Democrats Want to Save Iran's Theocracy?
by A.J. Caschetta (Apr 24, 2020)

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