The Decision by Lebanese Hezbollah to Unilaterally Quit the Field Is the Latest and Most Terminal Event in the Trend of Dwindling Resistance
Foreign Minister’s Letter Calling for Reining in Iraqi Militias That Attack Israel Led to Fear of Imminent Israeli Attack
The Islamist Stance on Normalization in Morocco Is Not as Monolithic as It May Appear at First Glance
Israel Will Face New Dilemmas in Tackling Overt and Less Clear Ceasefire Violations, with Every Rocket from Lebanon a Potential Political Headache
Not Even Jews Facing a Recent Organized Pogrom in Amsterdam Received His Complete Sympathy
Trump’s Maximum Pressure 2.0 Should Designate All Significant Iranian Firms, Including Senior Leaders and Board Members
The Israeli-Lebanese Ceasefire Proposal, Driven by U.S. Diplomacy, Has Overcome Significant Hurdles and May Soon Be Approved
Policymakers Cannot Pretend Religion Does Not Exist or That Bigots and Supremacists Do Not Deliberately Target Christian Minorities
Any Quiet Will Be Illusionary as Biden Essentially Kicks the Can Down the Road to an Even Bloodier Conflict
Spotlight: Turkey’s Turn Toward Terrorism
Why is Turkey—a NATO member and ostensible U.S. ally—supporting and hosting terrorists? Why are Hamas’s leaders—joined by hundreds of Hamas terrorists, including those wounded in Gaza fighting U.S. ally Israel—safely ensconced in a “friendly” country? Why did Turkey sponsor Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists who, having toppled Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, now slaughter ethnic and religious minorities?
NATO—the West’s strategic alliance of democracies—exists to defend its members against the kind of regime Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan leads. It is time for the U.S. and its Western allies to demand that Turkey either cease its sponsorship of terrorism or face sanctions and ostracization from the civilized world.
NATO—the West’s strategic alliance of democracies—exists to defend its members against the kind of regime Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan leads. It is time for the U.S. and its Western allies to demand that Turkey either cease its sponsorship of terrorism or face sanctions and ostracization from the civilized world.
The Case Against Turkey Is Not a Matter of Conjecture or Partisan Polemics; It Is a Matter of Open Record
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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The U.S. State Department Has Designated Four Iran-Backed Shi’a Militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Following Years of Advocacy by the Middle East Forum -
Middle East Forum Report Exposes Terror Ties Among Faculty as University Reels from President’s Resignation and $790M Federal Funding Freeze -
DHS: ‘We Take the Results of the MEF Report Very Seriously’
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Although the Majority of Americans Do Not Hold Antisemitic Views, 60 Percent of the College-Age Demographic Do -
Well Before the October 7 Attack in Israel, University Administrators Were Cowed by Vocal Campus Pro-Palestinian Activists -
The Regime Persists in Its Pronounced Nuclear Goal of Eradicating the Jewish State
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