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
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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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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