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
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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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Eitan Fischberger: What Qatar Says When It Thinks You Aren’t Listening
Contrary to Qatar’s Portrayal as a Key U.S. Mideast Ally, It Is Actually a Strategic Threat
December 1, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile on Dissecting the Discord and Division in Dearborn, Michigan
The Fact That the Left Is in a Red-Green Alliance with Islamists Has Obviated the Need for Muslim Leaders to Moderate
November 24, 2025
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Dominic Green on What Is Happening to the American Right?
The Dispute Currently Making News Across America’s Digital Landscape Has Been Fought Before
November 17, 2025
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Sinan Ciddi on Turkey’s Role in the Gaza Ceasefire
Over the Years, Erdoğan Hosted Hamas, Providing Diplomatic Cover for Its Leadership
November 10, 2025
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Michael Rubin: After Gaza, Will the India-Middle East Economic Corridor Get Back on Track?
IMEC Can Also Contain China’s Ambition to Expand More Into the Mediterranean
November 3, 2025
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Sirwan Kajjo on Syria: The Syrian Democratic Forces and What Comes Next
It Is in America’s Interest to Engage in Helping Stabilize Syria and the Greater Region
October 27, 2025
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Summer Ahmed on How the Houthis Can Be Defeated
The Islamist Group Is Currently Threatening Regional Security by Claiming They Can Now Reach Greece
October 6, 2025
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Ahmad Sharawi on the Druze and Their Prospects in Syria
Because of a Lack of Natural Resources, Suwayda, Where the Majority of Syrian Druze Live, Is the Most Impoverished Region in the Country
September 22, 2025
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Efrat Aviv on Turkey’s Puppets in Damascus
Turkey Aims to Establish Itself as a Sub-Regional Power to Fill the Void Left by a Weakened Russia and a Diminished Iran
September 15, 2025
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Victoria Coates: The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel and America Can Win
Although the Majority of Americans Do Not Hold Antisemitic Views, 60 Percent of the College-Age Demographic Do
September 8, 2025
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Amira Halperin on Negotiating U.K. College Campuses Post-October 7
Well Before the October 7 Attack in Israel, University Administrators Were Cowed by Vocal Campus Pro-Palestinian Activists
August 25, 2025
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Benjamin Baird on Homeland Insecurity: How the DHS Helped Finance Islamist Terror
Among the Fundamental Flaws in the CVE Program Was Erroneously Attributing Radicalization and Terrorism to Poverty or Single-Parenthood Homes
August 18, 2025
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Edwin Black: Israel Strikes Iran: Operation Rising Lion
The Regime Persists in Its Pronounced Nuclear Goal of Eradicating the Jewish State
August 11, 2025
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Ahmad Hashemi on the Imperial Nature of the Islamic Regime of Iran
Historically Iran Included a Significant Number of Minorities
August 4, 2025
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