Marilyn Stern

Communications Coordinator

Marilyn Stern is communications coordinator at the Middle East Forum. She has written articles on national security topics for Front Page Magazine, The Investigative Project on Terrorism, and Small Wars Journal.

Articles by this Author
Podcasts
Michael Rubin on Why Hezbollah Makes Israel-Lebanon Peace Impossible
Hezbollah Has No Interest in Lebanese Sovereignty or Peace and Is Simply Acting as a Tool for Iran and Other Rejectionists
May 4, 2026
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Alexander Grinberg on Iran’s Decentralized ‘Mosaic Defense’ Military Doctrine
America and Israel Can Win This War on the Condition That They Understand It’s Not One Linear Movement
April 20, 2026
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Judith Miller on Dhimmitude and the Politics of Accommodation
Bat Ye’or, Who Introduced the Concept of ‘Dhimmitude,’ Warned That Europe Could Become ‘Eurabia’
April 13, 2026
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Eyal Zisser on Israel, Syria, and Lebanon: Looking Ahead
Although Lebanon Was Considered a Friendly Neighbor When Israel Was Established Some 80 Years Ago, for Nearly 60 Years It Has Been a Threat
April 6, 2026
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Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi on a New IRGC Proxy in Europe
Harakat Ashab Al-Yamin Al-Islamiyah, a Shia Terror Group Claiming to Be Part of the Iranian-Led Axis of Resistance, Attacked Varied Locales in Europe
March 30, 2026
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Danny Burmawi on the Rebranding of Islamic Jihad in the West
There Are Two Dominant Views of the Middle East. The Prevailing One Will Determine Whether Western Civilization Survives or Is Eroded from Within
March 23, 2026
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Elder of Ziyon: The New Palestinian Constitution Makes Peace Illegal
The Draft of a New Palestinian Constitution Has Weaponized the Entire Idea of a Constitution
March 16, 2026
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Amine Ayoub on The Great Divide: Escalating Rivalry and Regional Security in the Maghreb
While Morocco Is Pro-Western and a Signatory to the Abraham Accords, Algeria Is Aligned with Russia, China, and Iran
March 9, 2026
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Andrew Fox on The Iran War: Strategy, Strikes, and the Risk of Escalation
Once the Regime Is Eliminated, Taking on 1.3 Million Members of the Iranian Regime’s Fighting Forces Is the Riskiest Part of the Endeavor
March 2, 2026
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Michael Rubin: An Iran Update
The Question Facing the Mullahs Is This: Would Trump Use Air Power to Bomb Iran and Bring About Regime Change If Negotiations Collapse
February 23, 2026
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Beni Sabti on Iran: Diplomacy or War?
Iran’s Regime Has Schemed to Expand the Islamic Revolution Since the Ayatollahs Seized Power in November 1979
February 9, 2026
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Oshrit Birvadker on India in a Time of Change
The India of 1949 Was ‘Postcolonial, Post-British, Post-Partition, Post-Traumatic’
February 2, 2026
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Asaf Romirowsky on October 7: The Wars Over Words and Deeds
Savagery and Hostage-Taking Has Been Used to Reframe the Palestinian Arab-Israeli Conflict and Unleash a Torrent of Antisemitism
January 19, 2026
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Sam Westrop on the Irrelevance of the Muslim Brotherhood
Policymakers May Consider Middle East Islamism in Decline, but They Ignore the Fact That in South Asia and the Far East, Islamism Is in Ascendance
January 12, 2026
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Joe Adam George on Canada and Islamism: A Warning
Radical Islam Has Been Growing in Canada for over a Half Century
January 5, 2026
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Bashir Goth on Somaliland: Key Player in a Key Location
Somaliland Is a Successful Role Model for Democracy and a Free Market Economy in the Horn of Africa
January 2, 2026
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Peter Kurti on Antisemitism and the Stress Test of Democracy
Jew-Hatred Is Never Just About Jews; It’s the Canary in the Democratic Coal Mine
December 29, 2025
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Robert Silverman: The Middle East in 2026
Despite the Complexities of Managing So Many Moving Parts, There Is Still Reason to Remain Hopeful About the U.S.-Led Alliance
December 22, 2025
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Mohamed Farid on Egypt’s Security Challenges in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa
The Biden Administration’s Decision in 2021 to Remove the Houthis from the U.S. List of Foreign Terror Organizations Weakened Deterrence by Reducing Political and Economic Pressure
December 15, 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Will War Return to Gaza?
Reports from the Hamas-Controlled Area Indicate That the Terror Group Has Fully Reimposed Its Will on the Population There
December 8, 2025
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