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
From Dhimmitude and Pahlavi-Era Citizenship to the Politics of Loyalty after 1979
Recent Posts
Across the U.S., Foreign Extremists and Terror Groups Operate Openly Through the 501(c) Nonprofit System
A Quarter-Century After the Terror Attacks, America Still Possesses No Settled, Coherent Understanding of the Taliban
The U.S. Should Establish a Security Partnership with Tihami Forces and Local Communities Along the Tihama Coast
Kuwait’s Defense Ties with India’s Enemies Make a Long-Term Strategic Partnership Challenging
Somaliland’s Government Ensures That Its Fauna Remains Among the Most Diverse and Healthiest in the Horn of Africa
Iran So Far Has Adapted to the Conditions the United States Has Imposed on It
Israel and the U.S. Must Normalize Argentine Claims to the Falklands in Return for Shared Exploitation of Oil and Gas Fields
Each Time Pressure Builds for Proof That He Is Alive, the Regime Produces Another Proof-of-Life Claim
Pakistan Actively Courts Gulf Arab Investment and Enters Defense Frameworks, but Avoids Regional Proxy Conflicts
Latest from MEF
To Secure Freedom of Navigation and Counter Adversary Influence, Washington Must Realign Its Strategy and Actively Back Somaliland
While Al Qaeda Leader Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, the Ideology He Nurtured and Cultivated Is Alive and Well
Somaliland Is Independent; There Is No Taking That Back
Its New Book on the Global Jihadi Movement Is a Study in Omission
Mapping Ideological Networks Is an Ordinary Practice in American Civil Society
