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The nintth-century Dadivank Monastery rises above ancient stone walls in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Letters to the Editor
Rethinking the Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Process
October 27, 2026
Rep. Romman tells supporters that “we’re going back to the whole like collecting pledges thing” and that they could "write checks but dated for April 3rd.” Georgia law bars legislators from seeking pledges or contributions while the General Assembly is in session.
FWI News
Georgia Legislator Faces Ethics Complaint over Fundraising
Candidate Ruwa Romman Allegedly Told Supporters How to Skirt Campaign Finance Laws
October 27, 2026
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Mahyar Entezari
A woman holds the Israeli flag and a flower during a ceremony commemorating the October 7, 2023, attacks.
Middle East Forum Observer
Israel ‘Will Not Agree, Under Any Circumstances, to the Establishment of a Palestinian State’
Interview with former National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat
October 27, 2026
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Alex Selsky
Newly installed Syrian flagpoles at the Semalka border crossing between Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan, October 20, 2026.
Middle East Forum Observer
Dispatch from Syrian Kurdistan
In Smaller Cities, the Political and Security Landscape Remains Largely Unchanged, Aside from Administrative Changes
October 27, 2026
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Sirwan Kajjo
Libya’s eastern parliament has endorsed a controversial maritime deal with Turkey, raising concerns for Israel, Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt over disputed waters, energy exploration, and regional influence and prompting calls for coordinated diplomacy.
Middle East Forum Online
Israel Faces New Mediterranean Challenge as Libya Endorses Turkey Deal
The Agreement Matters to Israel Because the Maritime Dispute Touches Its Ties with Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
October 26, 2026
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Amine Ayoub
The flag of Somalia on a cracked wall.
Middle East Forum Observer
Demands for Ethnic Unity Always Lead to War
There Is a Difference Between a State Organized Around Ethnicity, and Blind Adherence to Ethnic Nationalism
October 26, 2026
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Michael Rubin
Japan's National Diet Building, Tokyo.
Middle East Forum Observer
Bring Japan Into the Growing India-Israel Alliance
Japan Anchors the Western Pacific, and Could Help Contain and Counter Iran and Its Major Power Supporters
October 26, 2026
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Abhinav Pandya
Taunting Washington ahead of the midterm elections, the theocratic regime is attempting to leverage global digital infrastructure as a geopolitical shield. Bulk sub-sea industrial glass fiber optic cable on a metal spool on a ship's stand.
Middle East Forum Online
To Defeat Iran’s Undersea Threats, Trump Must Weaponize the Abraham Accords
Tehran May Treat Western Communication Lines as Legitimate Targets If Iranian Military or Energy Infrastructure Is Attacked
October 25, 2026
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Jose Lev Alvarez
France is home to approximately half a million Jews, the largest Jewish community in Europe and one of the most important in the world. It is a well-established community with deep ties to Israel. Yet in recent years, the reality surrounding it has been changing. Image: The Bordeaux Synagogue, France.
Middle East Forum Online
France’s Crisis Is a Historic Opportunity, but Israel Is Missing It
Israel Can Begin Building a Process Today That Could Ultimately Bring at Least 200,000 Jews from France to Israel
October 25, 2026
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Zvi Hauser
A secret Turkish government document obtained by Nordic Monitor reveals that Turkish intelligence and counterterrorism authorities conducted an intelligence-gathering operation targeting members of the Gülen movement in Norway, Finland and Denmark, identifying individuals who participated in peaceful demonstrations against the repressive government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and forwarding their personal information for use in criminal proceedings in Turkey.
Middle East Forum Online
Secret Turkish Document Exposes Surveillance of Erdoğan Critics in Norway, Finland and Denmark
The Intelligence Collected on the Demonstrators Was Transmitted to the Counterterrorism Department of the Turkish National Police
October 25, 2026
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Abdullah Bozkurt