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Statecraft Reimagined 2025
Watch the panel discussions and keynote presentations from our 2025 policy conference, “Statecraft Reimagined” in Washington, D.C.
June 5, 2025
Strategic ties have expanded beyond Greece, Cyprus, and Israel to include Middle Eastern countries, the United States, and the European Union, moving well beyond energy into the security realm. This relationship has taken on new significance in the post-October 7 Middle East environment.
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Eastern Mediterranean Contributions to Middle East Security: MEF at the Delphi Economic Forum
A Middle East Forum Report
April 18, 2025
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The Middle East: Harris and Trump Policies Explained
November 4, 2024
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Ahnaf Kalam
Fluttering Israel flag on crimson red sky with smoke pillars background. Israel problems concept.
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Israel’s Crucible: Forging a New Security Paradigm
Navigating Complex Threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Beyond in a Shifting Middle East Landscape
October 6, 2024
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Gregg Roman
Winfield Myers
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The Counter-Erdoğan Coalition: Taking on Turkey’s Strongman
May 17, 2023
Winfield Myers
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Salvaging Our Universities in an Era of Intellectual Decadence
May 17, 2023
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Winfield Myers
Winfield Myers
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The Challenges of Countering Islamism in the West
May 17, 2023
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Sam Westrop
Winfield Myers
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War Against ISIS and the Future of Syria: A Conversation with Sinam Mohamad
May 16, 2023
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Jonathan Spyer
Winfield Myers
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‘All about Activism': Countering Foreign Influence in the West
May 16, 2023
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Benjamin Baird
Winfield Myers
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Former Iran Prisoner XiYue Wang: Academic Perfidy and Diplomatic Appeasement Embolden the Islamic Republic
May 16, 2023
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Islamism and Antisemitism in America
June 3, 2019
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Asaf Romirowsky
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Some past and present diplomats are upset that the State Department has removed the flags of all the countries and territories in which the United States has diplomatic relations, replacing them with American flags. “It’s so much worse than ‘America First,’” former peace processer Aaron David Miller quipped. Image: Flags in the lobby of the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., June 15, 2016.
Middle East Forum Online
The State Department’s Replacement of Flags Should Only Be the Start
Why Not Make the State Department Lobby a Rotating Display of Industrial Might and Goods?
October 4, 2026
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Michael Rubin
A Russian-controlled digital forensics company that sold investigative software to sensitive U.S. government agencies allegedly used Turkey in multiple ways to obscure its Russian connections.
Middle East Forum Online
Russian Forensic Software Firm Used Turkish Identity, Turkey-Based Server to Infiltrate U.S. Agencies
October 4, 2026
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Abdullah Bozkurt
The Saudi flag flies behind missiles.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Persian Gulf Arms Race and the Changing Security Bargain
Wider Defense Collaborations May Make Trade-Offs Between Defense and Development More Consequential
October 4, 2026
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Radhika Lakshminarayanan