Turkey Is Important, but Turkey and Erdoğan Are Not Synonymous and Turkish Protesters Are Fighting for Their Nation’s Soul
Europe’s Silent Surrender to Antisemitism
Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 Dismissed the Faculty Leaders of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The Pragmatism That Western Officials Ascribed to Erdoğan Was Always a Ruse That Erdoğan Embraced to Allay Concerns While He Consolidated Power
After Almost a Quarter Century of Erdoğanism, Turkey Is a Middle Eastern State
The U.S. Military Is Positioning B-2 Stealth Bombers at Diego Garcia, Signaling Potential Strikes Against Iran amid Heightened Tensions
Pressure Mounts on Both Sides—Who Will Yield First in This Endless War?
Foreign Fighters Who Helped Overthrow Assad Now Hold Key Positions in HTS’s Defense Ministry and Its New Army
Poll Reveals Deep-Rooted Anti-US and Anti-Israel Sentiment in Turkey, Driven by Erdogan’s Propaganda Machine
Spotlight: The End Game in Gaza
Is the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza finally nearing its end? Israel has announced it intends to occupy Gaza City and parts of the Strip beyond the 75 percent it currently controls via a final push by the IDF to remove Hamas dead-enders. If they succeed, what comes next?
Questions abound: Will a significant percentage of Gazans accept opportunities to leave and settle elsewhere? What role will the Gulf Arab states play in security and rebuilding? Will the United States and Europeans become directly involved, or play only diplomatic roles? MEF staff and fellows analyze the situation and potential outcomes.
Questions abound: Will a significant percentage of Gazans accept opportunities to leave and settle elsewhere? What role will the Gulf Arab states play in security and rebuilding? Will the United States and Europeans become directly involved, or play only diplomatic roles? MEF staff and fellows analyze the situation and potential outcomes.
It Is Not Possible to Negotiate with an Entity and at the Same Time Determinedly Seek Its Wholesale Destruction
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Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
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