Book Reviews

Fall 2025 Book Reviews:
Book Reviews
Two Palestinian Memoirs Recall the Good Old Days
September 2, 2025
Book Reviews
White-Collar Blues: The Making of the Transnational Turkish Middle Class
September 2, 2025
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Trump, speaking to Fox News, professed himself in no hurry for diplomatic progress, saying that "We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want."
Middle East Forum Online
Trump Has a Choice to Make on Iran
The Choice Facing the U.S. Is to Intensify and Escalate the Pressure, or to Accept a Face-Saving Deal Likely to Leave the Regime’s Regional Project Intact
April 27, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer
The USS Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. blockade operations in the Arabian Sea on April 16, 2026.
Middle East Forum Observer
How Real Is the Naval Blockade of Iran?
The U.S. May Be Signaling Dominance but Trying to Remain Flexible by Not Shutting Down Iran’s Oil Trade Entirely
April 27, 2026
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Dalga Khatinoglu
On January 08, 2026, Iraqi merchants and citizens in Basra protest against a 30 percent increase in customs duties and new import taxes that have caused market stagnation and high prices.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Choice About Iraq’s Future Rests with Judge Faiq Zaidan
Since 2018, No Prime Ministerial Candidate Has Moved Forward Without His Consultation, Approval, or Intervention
April 27, 2026
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Ali Mahmoud
A rally against including the Haredi community in Israel's draft drew an estimated million people to Jerusalem in October 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
Israeli Politicians Must Confront Core Issues Before Forthcoming Elections
Two of Israel’s Most Serious Internal Problems Are Integrating the Haredi Population and Squelching Settler Violence in the West Bank
April 27, 2026
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Colin M. Winston
Sudan's Army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Middle East Forum Observer
A Burhan Victory in Sudan Would Mean a New Round of Chaos
The Sudan Conflict Is a Humanitarian One, and It Risks Drawing Its Neighbors Into an Even Broader War
April 26, 2026
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Michael Rubin
A man prepares herbs for sale on a street in the Old City of Yazd, Iran.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran Feels Squeeze as Blockade, Failed Talks Take Toll
Every Month, Iran Needs to Import Around $1.3 Billion of Essential Commodities
April 26, 2026
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Mardo Soghom
Somali military members train near the Indian Ocean in March 2024.
Middle East Forum Observer
Turkey Drops the Gloves in Somalia
Displays of Military Capability Project Control, Deter Challengers, and Signal Continuity
April 26, 2026
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Siyad Madey
In 1920, Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, which served as the base of the economy for the greater Detroit area, used his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, as a vehicle to demonize the Jewish people. Image: Henry Ford intense portrait on Austrian postage stamp.
Middle East Forum Online
The Spirit of Henry Ford Descends on Dearborn Once Again
Dearborn and the Surrounding Communities Act as a Base of Support for the Decades-Long Propaganda War Against the Jewish Diaspora in America
April 25, 2026
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Dexter Van Zile
In Southern Yemen on February 5, 2026, the Saudi-backed Yemeni Army deploys security checkpoints in the streets of Hadramawt.
Middle East Forum Observer
Saudi Arabia Bungles Yemen—Again
When Saudi Forces Attacked Yemen’s Southern Forces, They Left a Vacuum Into Which Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Resurged
April 25, 2026
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Michael Rubin
An image of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini looms over a street in Shiraz, Iran.
Middle East Forum Observer
Iran’s Leadership Claims Unity While Revolutionary Guard Controls the State
Unless a Meaningful Rift Emerges Within the Guard Itself, Claims of Significant Internal Leadership Divisions Are Overstated
April 25, 2026
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Mardo Soghom