Tehran Skips the Gaza Peace Summit, Exposing Deep Fractures Among Leaders as the Economy Crumbles and Sanctions Bite
Islamist Militancy Attracts Followers from Marginalized Groups or Communities Without Opportunities to Address Grievances
When a U.S. Ambassador Was Killed in Benghazi, Turkey Looked Away—and Has Continued to Encourage Islamist Extremism
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Defines Areas in Which Coastal States Can Claim Sovereign Rights over Natural Resources
How a Ceasefire Snatched Defeat from the Jaws of Victory, Ensuring the Terror Group Survives to Fight Another Day
Loud Chanting of ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free’ and Other Slogans Advocating the Destruction of Israel Were a Constant Accompaniment to the Events at the Square
The Region Remains Suspended Between War Exhaustion and Recalibration
The Social Contract Must Evolve
Supporting and Training the Yemeni Coast Guard Is a Low-Cost Way to Undermine Houthi Threats to the Red Sea
Spotlight: Focus on North Africa
The Middle East Forum covers the entire region even though at times events in a small number of countries seem to garner much of the attention. Our staff and fellows ensure that vital areas such as North Africa receive the attention they deserve.
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt represent Africa’s face toward the Mediterranean Sea and Europe as well as interacting with the rest of the continent. They have longstanding tribal conflicts, resources to battle over and other economic and security issues. Here are some of our latest pieces detailing these.
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt represent Africa’s face toward the Mediterranean Sea and Europe as well as interacting with the rest of the continent. They have longstanding tribal conflicts, resources to battle over and other economic and security issues. Here are some of our latest pieces detailing these.
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.
Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
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MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson tells FOX News he thinks sentiment in the region is moving against the Islamic Republic of Iran. -
The Palestinian mentality is genocidal rejectionism, while on the Israeli side, the mentality is conciliation. Both are unique, and both have failed. -
MEF Chief Editor Jim Hanson spoke with FOX and Friends about a terror attack planned for concert in Vienna that was foiled by police.
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MbS’s Foreign Policy Shifts in the Last Two Years Reveals His Understanding of Realpolitik -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University on the Middle East’s Influence on Contemporary America -
A Joint Podcast Series by the Middle East Forum and the American Jewish University
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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The Conversation Surrounding Foreign Influence in Education Must Shift From Passive Concern to Active Resistance Before It Is Too Late. -
The ICRC’s Willingness to Sacrifice Its Mission Upon Its Antipathy Toward Jews Is Not a One-Time Occurrence -
U.N. Reports Involving Israel Are Notorious; U.N. Rapporteurs Engage in Base Antisemitism -
Marwan Barghout Is Serving Five Life Sentences, but 20 French Cities Have Granted the Arch-Terrorist Honorary Citizenship
Gaza
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As Israel’s War in Gaza Continues, Some Have Claiming That Israel Is Supporting ‘Isis-Affiliated Gangs’ in Gaza as a Counterweight to Hamas -
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Michigan-Based Rahma Worldwide Is a Former Partner of the Hamas Terror Regime, While Staff of the Illinois-Based Heroic Hearts Openly Support Terror -
The New Plan Is a Tacit Acknowledgment That Israel’s Approach Has Not Come Close to the Desired Objective of the Destruction of Hamas Rule in Gaza
Islam
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Leading Iranian regime operatives played a key role organizing student anti-Israel protests, an investigation by FWI reveals.
In early July, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence alleged that “Iranian government actors have sought to opportunistically take advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza ... We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters.”
