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.
Recent Posts
Canberra Once Aligned with the United States on Middle East Issues, Including Israel, but Prime Minister Albanese Has Hewn a Different Path
In States Emerging from Conflict, the Presence of Diverse Religious Communities Can Help Rebuild Trust and Stability
Arab Communities in the West Bank and Gaza Need to Be Decentralized Arab Emirates with Internal Autonomy, Under Overarching Israeli Control
With Energy Diplomacy, Ankara Strengthens a Partnership That Stretches Across Military, Cultural, and Now Economic Dimensions
Greece Provides a Reliable Channel for Transporting Liquified Natural Gas to Europe, and Restricts Russian and Turkish Influence in a Sensitive Region
Evidence Shows That Judges Tend to Vote in Accordance with Their National Alliances and Regional Blocs
Investigations Hint at a Network That Uses Religious and Educational Charities and NGOs to Propagate Extremist Narratives
Tickets Are Hard to Get, but Those Who Cannot Attend Still Could Appear Outside the Stadium, Carrying the ‘Lion and the Sun’ Flag
Israel’s Persian Bot Fiasco Shows Exactly What Not to Do—and Reveals the Path to Cognitive Victory
Latest from MEF
New Research Initiative Honors Pioneering Scholars Bat Ye’or and David Littman While Addressing Modern-Day Religious Oppression
Islamists in Australia Slaughter Jews on Bondi Beach
Sudan Has Ceased to Be a Sovereign State at War with Itself and Has Become a Battlespace for Competing Regional Hegemonies
Western Governments Are Financing a Regime Whose Policies Risk Repeating the Failures That Fueled the Arab Spring
The Editorial Attacks Al-Sharaa as One of the Foremost Examples of a Traitor to Islam
Parents Object as Group With Ties to Muslim Brotherhood Sets Curriculum
More from MEF
Food Prices Increased by 55 to 165 Percent over the past Year, and Prices of Several Medicines Have Doubled in Recent Weeks
New Research Initiative Honors Pioneering Scholars Bat Ye’or and David Littman While Addressing Modern-Day Religious Oppression
With the Loss of Syria, Iraq Has Taken on Added Importance to Tehran