In the Period Between 2017 and 2024 Al-Jolani and His Movement Were the de Facto Rulers of Idleb Province
Syrian Kurds Seize Opportunity for Change Amid Assad’s Fall, But Fear Islamist Opposition and Regional Instability
The Sayyida Zaynab Shrine in the Damascus Area Proved to Be a Key Rallying Cause for Many Shi‘a Inside the Country and Foreign Shi‘a Who Came to Syria to Fight on the Side of the Regime
U.S.-Led Reconstruction of Germany and Japan Served Its Purposes at the Time, but Should Not Mandate Permanently Rebuilding Belligerents
The United States Should Worry About Billions of Dollars Indirectly Enriching Militants Who Mirror or Are Directly Loyal to Al Qaeda
‘We Must Have More Children than the Christians … to Destroy Them Here’
Every Democrat Awakes Knowing When His Rule Might End; Every Dictator Awakes Knowing Today Could Be His Last
In Uprisings Across the Middle East and North Africa, Elites and External Powers Have Appropriated the Peoples’ Democratic Aspirations
Abdullah II May Not Fall—Neither Israel nor the United States Want That Outcome—but He Nevertheless Has a Target on His Back
Spotlight: Building a New Middle East
It remains to be seen if the peace agreement for Gaza will hold, but it is evident a new power dynamic for the region will emerge from the rubble. How will that play out and who will benefit?
The Palestinian problem will likely continue to fester, but the coalition put together by President Trump to deal with it has a larger goal of regional peace and prosperity. Can the Gulf States, Turkey, Egypt and Israel forge stable relationships and trade goods and services rather than punches?
The Palestinian problem will likely continue to fester, but the coalition put together by President Trump to deal with it has a larger goal of regional peace and prosperity. Can the Gulf States, Turkey, Egypt and Israel forge stable relationships and trade goods and services rather than punches?
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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Because of a Lack of Natural Resources, Suwayda, Where the Majority of Syrian Druze Live, Is the Most Impoverished Region in the Country -
Turkey Aims to Establish Itself as a Sub-Regional Power to Fill the Void Left by a Weakened Russia and a Diminished Iran -
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
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.
Gaza
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At Its Height, in the 15-Month Period Between April 2024 and July 2025, This Was a Region-Wide, State-to-State Conflict -
Without a Fundamental Shift in Iran’s Policy, the United States Will Struggle to Advance Lasting Arab-Israeli Peace -
Tehran Skips the Gaza Peace Summit, Exposing Deep Fractures Among Leaders as the Economy Crumbles and Sanctions Bite -
When a U.S. Ambassador Was Killed in Benghazi, Turkey Looked Away—and Has Continued to Encourage Islamist Extremism
