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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Michael Knights on The Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq
‘We Took Our Foot off the Gas at Just the Wrong Moment’
October 26, 2026
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Craig Considine: ‘When Marx Meets Islam’
Classical Liberalism Was Hijacked by a ‘Red-Green Alliance’ of Leftist Marxists with Islamists
October 19, 2026
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David J. Betz on Islamism in the U.K.: A Looming Civil War?
The Post-National Elite Pursuing Rapid Demographic Transformation via Migration Is the Driving Factor Delegitimizing the Preferences of the Historical Native Population
October 12, 2026
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Eran Lerman on Israel and the Hashemites: A Complex Story
Although There Are Tensions Due to Pressures from the Arab World, the Important Relationship Between Amman and Jerusalem Must Be Sustained and Maintained
October 5, 2026
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Gad Saad on Suicidal Empathy and the West’s Survival
It Is Necessary to Make the Distinction Between the ‘Rational Virtue’ of Well-Modulated Empathy, on the One Hand, and Suicidal Empathy, on the Other
September 28, 2026
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Maurice Hirsch on Oslo’s Deadly Legacy: Rethinking the Palestinian Authority
September 14, 2026
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Ibn Warraq: Is Islam Compatible with Western Values?
Enraged Imams Issued a Fatwa Calling for Ibn Warraq’s Assassination but Were Forced to Rescind Their Edict
August 31, 2026
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Daniel Schlesinger on the Landmark Terrorism Case: Boim v. American Muslims for Palestine
August 24, 2026
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David Wurmser on the Mecca Agreement and the Middle East’s New Alliance Map
August 17, 2026
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Alex Goldenberg on the Information War on U.S.-Israel Intelligence
Foes Seek to Weaken the West by Launching a Confluence of Influence Operations Designed to Sow Division and Fracture the Political Consensus
August 10, 2026
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Amit Mor on Beyond Hormuz: The Future of Middle East Trade Corridors
The Search for Alternative Mideast Routes Exposes How the Vulnerabilities of a Disrupted Flow of Goods Can Rattle International Economies and Financial Markets
August 3, 2026
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Ibtissam Klait: Hezbollah Makes Peace Between Lebanon and Israel Impossible
The Greatest Obstacle to a Durable Lebanon/Israel Peace Is the Unresolved Question of Sovereign Authority
July 27, 2026
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Sarit Zehavi on How Hezbollah Is Rebuilding
Hezbollah Is Still Smuggling Thousands of Rockets and Drones Into Lebanon from Syria and from Iran Through Iraq
July 20, 2026
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Lisa Daftari on the Situational Assessment of the Iran War
The Islamic Republic of Iran Is the Number One State Sponsor of Terrorism Worldwide
July 13, 2026
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Joel Finkelstein on Why You Should Stop Fighting Antisemitism
In Today’s Chaotic Environment, Information Disorder Often Proliferates Through Supply Chains
June 29, 2026
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Asra Nomani on The Limits of the Red-Green Alliance
Islamists and Socialists Use a Psychological Concept of ‘Shamelessness’ to Promote Their Ideological Belief System Within the ‘Shame-Based Culture’ of Muslim Communities
June 22, 2026
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Aryeh Green: Is Middle East Peace Possible?
One Can Look to past Conflicts for Evidence That It Is Possible to Move from Victimization Towards a Constructive Future
June 15, 2026
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain on Lebanon’s Road to Peace with Israel
The Obstacle to Peace Between Israel and Lebanon Is an Armed Non-State Militia Actor—Hezbollah—That Pledges Allegiance to Iran and That Wants to Stay Dominant in Lebanon
June 8, 2026
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Steven Greer on Islamophobia and Free Speech
There Is an Anti-Islamophobic Expression Movement Which Holds That Little, If Any, Criticism of Islam and Its Adherents Should Be Permitted
June 1, 2026
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Joel Fishman on The Big Lie: Information Warfare in the Israel-Gaza War
May 11, 2026
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