Middle East Forum Observer
Middle East Forum Observer
Founded in 2024, the Observer provides rapid analysis on leading Middle East developments, from Marrakech to Mashhad and the Bab el-Mandeb to the Black Sea.
Closer Observation - Iran
Barrack Has Almost Single-Handedly Reworked U.S. Policy Toward the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East in Turkey’s Favor
Recent Posts
Beneath the Political Rhetoric of Collective Security Lies a Complex Legal and Operational Issue Regarding Deployments
Sanctions Loopholes and Inconsistencies Undermine U.S. Policy Across Crises
Aliyev’s Rhetoric of Armenia as ‘West Azerbaijan’ Suggests Peace Is Not His Goal and He Is Playing Trump for a Fool
Somalia May Rely on Turkish Security Assistance but It Will Not Rubberstamp Turkish Foreign Policy
Authorities Must Establish Ownership, Settle Competing Claims, and Decide What to Do with Assets
Syrian Kurds Demand Meaningful Autonomy in Their Region, Especially as Arabs Challenge Their Claims for Equality
Rubio Portrayed Athens as a Partner That Offers Solutions in Defense, Energy, and Border Management
The Country’s Security Environment Increasingly Is Shaped Through Arrangements in Which It Is Not the Central Participant
One Leader Failed to Act on a Warning—the Other Turned Danger Into a Peace Treaty and Destroyed a Nuclear Reactor
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The Prize Rewards the Idea That Peace Begins with the Fault of a Single State
At This Moment There Is Nothing More Important in Europe than What Is Happening in France
A Dearborn Cleric Loyal to Iran’s Ayatollahs Preached Against Michigan’s Democratic Senate Nominee, as Well as Reproductive and LGBT Rights, from a Pulpit Subsidized by Taxpayers
Rabat Moves Toward Local Production of Israeli-Designed Weapons Systems and Potential Exports to NATO Markets
Despite Offering Nothing but Absolute Instability, Tripoli Continues to Hold Libya’s U.N. Seat
The British Greens Have Officially Adopted the Destruction of Israel as a Policy Goal
