Writings by Topic: Middle East politics
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Articles by MEF Staff and Fellows
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| The Oslo Disaster 30 Years On |
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies | September 19, 2023 |
| Netanyahu Heads to U.S. after Rosh Hashanah on a Trip More Marginal than He'd Hoped |
The Times of Israel | September 15, 2023 |
| The Two-Faced Egyptian Peace with Israel |
Newsweek | June 19, 2023 |
| Revolution in Iran: The State of Minorities, Uprising Against Tehran |
The Jerusalem Post | June 16, 2023 |
| Brace for Another Tumultuous Five Years of Erdoğan |
Gatestone Institute | May 31, 2023 |
| Saudi-Iran Deal Tested in Yemen and Syria |
The Jerusalem Post | May 19, 2023 |
| Biden Admin Undermining Abraham Accords |
Fox News | May 14, 2023 |
| Erdoğan's Cronies to Flee Turkey in Case of Electoral Defeat |
Nordic Monitor | May 10, 2023 |
| In Depth: Bringing Assad in from the Cold |
GIS | May 10, 2023 |
| Assad Has Won: Dealing with the Devil We Know |
EMET | April 27, 2023 |
| The New Middle East Rules of the Rules-Based Order |
EMET | March 23, 2023 |
| Israel Must Send a Message to Its Enemies as China Enters the Middle East |
The Jerusalem Post | March 16, 2023 |
| Biden Admin Neglects Israel-Saudi Negotiations |
JNS | March 15, 2023 |
| Israel-Sudan Agreement a Success for Abraham Accords, Setback for Iran |
The Jerusalem Post | February 10, 2023 |
| The Fight Over Jerusalem's Temple Mount |
Fox News | January 4, 2023 |
| China and the Gulf: A Big Message for the U.S. |
The Jerusalem Post | December 10, 2022 |
| Israel-Lebanon Maritime Deal Juggles Region's Security, Energy Targets |
Defense News | October 25, 2022 |
| Iranians in Crimea? The Russia-Iran Model for Syria Moves to Ukraine |
The Jerusalem Post | October 19, 2022 |
| U.S. Anger over Saudi Arabia, OPEC Will Impact Israel, Middle East Policy |
The Jerusalem Post | October 6, 2022 |
| Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq's Dangerous Actor, Part II: Looking Ahead |
GIS | September 29, 2022 |
| Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq's Dangerous Actor, Part I: Beginnings |
GIS | September 28, 2022 |
| As Intra-Palestinian Violence Surges, Israel Is Blamed |
The Jerusalem Post | September 22, 2022 |
| Erdoğan's Fake Peace with Israel: A Tactical Move |
Gatestone Institute | September 21, 2022 |
| Hezbollah's Nasrallah Threatens Israeli Offshore Gas Field |
The Jerusalem Post | September 17, 2022 |
| Iranian Drone Downed in Ukraine; Major Implications |
The Jerusalem Post | September 13, 2022 |
| Muqtada al-Sadr Retires: What Next in Iraq? |
The Jerusalem Post | August 30, 2022 |
| Israel Must Prepare for Iranian 'Thousand Cuts' War |
The Jewish Chronicle | August 25, 2022 |
| Yemen Sees Calm after a Decade of Conflict |
The Jerusalem Post | August 3, 2022 |
| Insurrection Iraq-Style: Toward a Deeper Instability |
The Jerusalem Post | August 1, 2022 |
| How Muslims Can Catch Up |
The Washington Times | July 22, 2022 |
| The Israel-India-UAE-US Relationship Is Now a Strategic Fact |
The Jerusalem Post | July 14, 2022 |
| The Liberation of the Arabs From the Global Left |
Tablet Magazine | July 11, 2022 |
| Former Iran FM Reveals Iran Deal Intrigue, Anti-Israel Views |
The Jerusalem Post | July 6, 2022 |
| Breaking Away from Iran (Part 2): Iraq |
GIS | July 5, 2022 |
| Breaking Away from Iran (Part 1): Lebanon |
GIS | July 4, 2022 |
| Biden Builds on the Abraham Accords |
The Jerusalem Post | June 30, 2022 |
| Iran Is Worried about U.S.-Israel-Saudi Talks Ahead of Biden's Trip |
The Jerusalem Post | June 27, 2022 |
| First Lebanon War 1982: A Turning Point for Israel |
The Jerusalem Post | June 24, 2022 |
| Riyadh and Ankara: Will Reconciliation Change the Region? |
The Jerusalem Post | June 23, 2022 |
| Iraq's Miracle: A Country that No Longer Needs a Leader or Government |
The Jerusalem Post | June 21, 2022 |
| U.S., Israel, and Russia Focus on Syria |
The Jerusalem Post | June 20, 2022 |
| Iran's Drone War Over Iraq Is Getting Dangerous |
The Jerusalem Post | June 9, 2022 |
| Why Is Lebanon Threatening Israel Now? |
The Jerusalem Post | June 6, 2022 |
| Non-Western US Allies on Ukraine: It's a Problem, but not Our Problem |
JNS | May 11, 2022 |
| Turkey Wants Syrian Refugees to Leave; Will This Destabilize Syria? |
The Jerusalem Post | May 4, 2022 |
| 'They Came to Kill Him': The Persecution of Christians - November 2019 |
Gatestone Institute | February 16, 2020 |
| Iran Exploits Vacuum of Power in Southern Syria to Threaten Israel |
The Jerusalem Post | February 7, 2020 |
| Failed Smuggling Illustrates Hamas' Frustration in Gaza Plans |
The Jerusalem Post | February 4, 2020 |
| Gulf States vs. Iran and Arab League on 'Deal of Century' |
The Jerusalem Post | February 3, 2020 |
| The Middle East: Tribal Culture and Premodern States |
PJ Media | January 17, 2020 |
| Understanding Turkey's High Stakes F-35 Diplomatic Train Crash |
The Jerusalem Post | June 12, 2019 |
| Who is Stoking War Tensions Between Russia and Turkey in Idlib? |
The Jerusalem Post | May 24, 2019 |
| Egypt Looks to Libya Conflict for Regional Role |
The Jerusalem Post | April 17, 2019 |
| Druze, Christians and Muslims: Major Differences in Minority Communities |
The Jerusalem Post | April 10, 2019 |
| Iran Tries to Make IRGC Terrorist Designation About Israel |
The Jerusalem Post | April 9, 2019 |
| Turkey's Elections: What Do They Mean for Turkey and Erdoğan? |
Gatestone Institute | April 5, 2019 |
| Iran Is Making a Play to Outmaneuver the United States in Iraq |
The National Interest | March 27, 2019 |
| Is Iran's Foreign Minister Taking Over the 'Iraq File'? |
The Jerusalem Post | March 27, 2019 |
| Middle East Watching How Israel Handles Gaza |
The Jerusalem Post | March 26, 2019 |
| Ferry Tragedy and Corruption in Mosul Affect All Iraq |
The Jerusalem Post | March 25, 2019 |
| Massive Floods in Northern Iran Force Military Response |
The Jerusalem Post | March 25, 2019 |
| Why Didn't Algeria Light a New Fuse By Now? |
The Jerusalem Post | March 15, 2019 |
| Iranian President in Baghdad for His Own 'Deal of the Century' |
The Jerusalem Post | March 11, 2019 |
| Iraq's Difficult Road Ahead on Display at Suli Forum in Kurdish Region |
The Jerusalem Post | March 9, 2019 |
| Mystery Surrounds Mohammad Javad Zarif's 'Resignation' |
The Jerusalem Post | February 27, 2019 |
| Iran Hosts Syria's Assad in Tehran, Slams American "Plots" |
The Jerusalem Post | February 25, 2019 |
| From Venezuela to China, Turkey Seeks Broader Global Role |
The Jerusalem Post | February 11, 2019 |
| The Middle East's Tectonic Shifts |
The Jerusalem Post | February 8, 2019 |
| The Arab Socialist Movement |
aymennjawad.org | February 4, 2019 |
| How Tehran Plans to Control Syria |
The Jerusalem Post | February 1, 2019 |
| Qatar Brokers U.S. - Taliban Talks as Washington Seeks Way Out of Afghan War |
The Jerusalem Post | January 27, 2019 |
| A Lesson from Syria: US Military, Political Goals Must Align |
The Hill | January 4, 2019 |
| Is Iran's Influence in Iraq Growing, or Has It Reached a Plateau? |
The Jerusalem Post | January 2, 2019 |
| A Year of Tyranny and Murder |
The Jerusalem Post | December 27, 2018 |
| Turkey and EU: Can this Marriage be Saved? |
Gatestone Institute | December 27, 2018 |
| If Trump Wants to Divide Jerusalem into Three |
danielpipes.org | December 24, 2018 |
| The Great Turkish Brain Drain |
Gatestone Institute | December 19, 2018 |
| Qatar's Doha Forum Gives Iran a Platform in Post-ISIS Middle East |
The Jerusalem Post | December 18, 2018 |
| Iran, Turkey, Russia Threaten Israel in Eastern Mediterranean |
The Jerusalem Post | December 17, 2018 |
| What's Behind Sudanese Presidential Al-Bashar Going to Meet Syria's Assad |
The Jerusalem Post | December 17, 2018 |
| Is The Khashoggi Affair Spotlighting Israel? |
The Jerusalem Post | December 13, 2018 |
| Israel and the Yazidis |
The Jerusalem Post | November 26, 2018 |
| World Vision, Come Clean - A Rebuttal |
| November 26, 2018 |
| The Depths to Which the Oslo Process Has Driven Israel |
The Algemeiner | November 20, 2018 |
| Why Erdoğan's Charm Offensive Falls Flat |
Gatestone Institute | November 15, 2018 |
| In the Middle East, You Win with Fear |
Israel Hayom | November 13, 2018 |
| Iran as a 'Crazy State' |
New English Review | November 1, 2018 |
| Turkey and Qatar: An Alliance Under the Saudi Sword |
Gatestone Institute | October 29, 2018 |
| Oman Visit Only Latest Point of Support for Israel |
Jerusalem Post | October 28, 2018 |
| Leveraging Murder for Political Ambition: The Turkish and Qatari Way |
Jerusalem Post | October 27, 2018 |
| The Whitewashing of Jamal Khashoggi, Friend of Osama Bin Laden |
Jewish News Syndicate | October 23, 2018 |
| Is Israel's Position in Region as Secure as It Looks? |
Jerusalem Post | October 22, 2018 |
| Reign of Terror in Saudi Arabia |
Toronto Sun | October 16, 2018 |
| A Missing Journalist Has Created a Window of Opportunity |
National Interest | October 15, 2018 |
| Middle East Divided on Nikki Haley's Legacy |
Jerusalem Post | October 10, 2018 |
| Too Many Agendas in Gaza Preventing Quiet |
Jerusalem Post | October 6, 2018 |
| Israel's War with Iran Is Inevitable |
Jerusalem Post | October 4, 2018 |
| Erdoğan Visit Highlights Germany's Turkey/Russia Problem |
Gatestone Institute | October 3, 2018 |
| Iran Lashes out in Aftermath of Ahvaz |
Jerusalem Post | September 23, 2018 |
| British Anti-ISIS fighter Sentenced in Turkey for "Terrorism" |
Jerusalem Post | September 17, 2018 |
| 25 Years Later: the Poisoned Chalice of the Oslo Accords |
Jerusalem Post | September 13, 2018 |
| Iran's Attack on Kurds Is a Message to Washington, Riyadh and Jerusalem |
Jerusalem Post | September 9, 2018 |
| Iranian Artillery Targets Kurdish Groups in Iraq |
Jerusalem Post | September 8, 2018 |
| Ungovernable Iraq: Baghdad Can't Form a Government Months after Election |
Jerusalem Post | September 5, 2018 |
| Iran's Power Play Shows Depth of Missile Threat |
Jerusalem Post | September 2, 2018 |
| Trump's Fake Allies in the Gulf |
Gatestone Institute | August 24, 2018 |
| The Future of Eastern Syria and the Israeli Interest |
Jerusalem Post | August 15, 2018 |
| The Druze, the Balance, and Israel's Unbalanced Right |
Jerusalem Post | August 5, 2018 |
| Syrian Activists: 'Ahed Tamimi Lucky Not to Be Imprisoned by Assad Regime' |
Jerusalem Post | July 31, 2018 |
| Whitewashing Far-Right Parties in the Middle East |
Jerusalem Post | July 30, 2018 |
| Turkey: New System, Old One-Man Show |
BESA Center | July 30, 2018 |
| Turkey Makes Its Mark on the World Cup: The 2018 Turkish Election Results Explained |
Sigma Insight Turkey | July 25, 2018 |
| Did Someone Say 'An Apartheid State'? |
Sigma Insight Turkey | July 24, 2018 |
| Party of One: Even the Arabs Are Sick of Erdoğan |
Gatestone Institute | July 23, 2018 |
| America Shouldn't Accept 'Illiberal Democracy' in the Middle East |
Washington Examiner | March 10, 2018 |
| A New Era at the State Department? |
Modern Diplomacy | March 1, 2018 |
| The Middle East: In the Shadow of the Gunmen |
PJ Media | April 4, 2015 |
| The Simple Wisdom of Arab Dictators |
FrontPageMagazine.com | February 7, 2014 |
| Do 'Syria,' 'Iraq' and 'Lebanon' Still Exist? |
The Tower | February 2014 |
| American Islamist Groups Shape Arab Revolutions |
FrontPageMagazine.com | July 31, 2012 |
| Tunisian Elections and the Road to the Caliphate |
Jihad Watch | October 27, 2011 |
| Qatar's Sunni Side |
The American Spectator | October 25, 2011 |
| Gaddafi Dead - So What? |
Pajamas Media | October 22, 2011 |
| Is American Support for Middle Eastern Dissidents the Kiss of Death? |
AEI Middle Eastern Outlook | December 5, 2006 |
| Arabs Disavow Hizbullah |
Jerusalem Post | July 26, 2006 |
| Fight for Mideast democracy faltering |
Philadelphia Inquirer | July 14, 2006 |
| The Middle East's real bane: corruption |
Daily Star (Beirut) | November 18, 2005 |
| From Baghdad to Beirut, Arab Leaders Being Held To Account |
Forward | October 28, 2005 |
| Iraq and the Democratization of the Middle East |
La Rivoluzione Democratica Contro Il Terrorismo | October 14, 2005 |
| "The Arafat Model" |
National Review | September 12, 2005 |
| Let Iraq handle Sunnis |
Baltimore Sun | May 10, 2005 |
| The U.N. at 60 |
Philadelphia Daily News | April 26, 2005 |
| That Occupation Feeling |
National Review Online | April 18, 2005 |
| Can Hezbollah and Hamas Be Democratic? |
New York Sun | March 22, 2005 |
| A Neo-Conservative's Caution |
New York Sun | March 8, 2005 |
| Will Washington Support Democracy in Iran? |
JCPA Jerusalem Issue Brief | February 13, 2005 |
| Iraq has voted |
Wall Street Journal | January 31, 2005 |
| A Fresh Start |
National Review Online | January 28, 2005 |
| Democracy on the Wing |
Washington Post | January 26, 2005 |
| Islamophobia's Big Day at the UN |
FrontPageMagazine.com | December 15, 2004 |
| Vacancy |
National Review Online | December 10, 2004 |
| Tapping the hornets' nest |
Haaretz | December 10, 2004 |
| Support the lesser evil [in Saudi Arabia] |
The Australian | May 31, 2004 |
| After Saddam? Remaking the Mideast |
New York Post | February 11, 2003 |
| Middle East Had Bright Spots But Dark Clouds Forming |
Philadelphia Inquirer | January 9, 1994 |
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Reviews
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2022 |
| Striking from the Margins: State, Religion and Devolution of Authority in the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Spring 2022 |
| A Political Economy of the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Spring 2016 |
| Transition towards Revolution and Reform: The Arab Spring Realised? |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2015 |
| Assessing MENA Political Reform, Post-Arab Spring: Mediators and Microfoundations |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2015 |
| Contentious Politics in the Middle East: Political Opposition under Authoritarianism |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2011 |
| The Next Founders: Voices of Democracy in the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Winter 2011 |
| Beyond the Façade: Political Reform in the Arab World |
Middle East Quarterly | Winter 2011 |
| The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2010 |
| A Political Economy of the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Winter 2010 |
| The Next Founders: Voices of Democracy in the Middle East |
Commentary | September 2009 |
| Freedom's Unsteady March: America's Role in Building Arab Democracy |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2009 |
| Arab Politics, Palestinian Nationalism, and the Six Day War |
Middle East Quarterly | Winter 2009 |
| Power and Succession in Arab Monarchies: A Reference Guide |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2008 |
| Contemporary Politics in the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2008 |
| Beyond the Arab Disease: New Perspectives in Politics and Culture |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2007 |
| Arab Reform and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Morocco |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2007 |
| Employment Creation and Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2004 |
| Arab Economic Integration: Between Hope and Reality |
Middle East Quarterly | Winter 2004 |
| The Middle East in 2015: The Impact of Regional Trends on U.S. Strategic Planning |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2003 |
| The State and Global Change: The Political Economy of Transition in the Middle East and North Africa |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2002 |
| Middle East Politics Today: Government and Civil Society |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2002 |
| Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2002 |
| 1979: The Year that Shaped the Modern Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2002 |
| Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2002 |
| A Grand Delusion: Democracy and Economic Reform in Egypt |
Middle East Quarterly | Summer 2002 |
| L'Islamisme: une révolution avortée? |
Middle East Quarterly | Spring 2002 |
| Economic Development and Political Reform: The Impact of External Capital on the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | Winter 2002 |
| Religion and State: The Muslim Approach to Politics |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2001 |
| Legacy of the Prophet: Despots, Democrats, and the New Politics of Islam |
Middle East Quarterly | Fall 2001 |
| Economic Policy and Performance in the Arab World |
Middle East Quarterly | Spring 2001 |
| Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled Age |
Middle East Quarterly | December 1999 |
| A Brutal Friendship: The West and the Arab Elite |
Middle East Quarterly | September 1998 |
| Post-Marxism and the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | June 1998 |
| Defiant Dictatorships: Communist and Middle-Eastern Dictatorships in a Democratic Age |
Middle East Quarterly | June 1998 |
| A Blood-Dimmed Tide: Dispatches from the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | June 1998 |
| The Price of Wealth: Economics and Institutions in the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | March 1998 |
| Population, Poverty, and Politics in Middle East Cities |
Middle East Quarterly | March 1998 |
| Instability and Conflict in the Middle East: People, Petroleum and Security Threats |
Middle East Quarterly | December 1997 |
| Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume XVII, 1993 |
Middle East Quarterly | December 1996 |
| Circle of Fear: My Life as an Israeli and Iraqi Spy |
Middle East Quarterly | March 1996 |
| The Quest for Hegemony in the Arab World: The Struggle over the Baghdad Pact |
Middle East Quarterly | December 1995 |
| Bitter Legacy: Ideology and Politics in the Arab World |
Middle East Quarterly | March 1995 |
| The Politics of Miscalculation in the Middle East |
Middle East Quarterly | June 1994 |
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Webinars
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| Title |
Publication |
Date |
| Turkey and Qatar Support Hamas: How to Respond? |
Middle East Forum Webinar | October 27, 2023 |
| Daniel Pipes on The Oslo Accords: Lessons Learned |
Middle East Forum Webinar | September 13, 2023 |
| Nicholas Damask: A College Professor's Victory Over CAIR |
Middle East Forum Webinar | January 6, 2023 |
| Diliman Abdulkader on Finding Peace and Stability for the Kurds |
Middle East Forum Webinar | December 16, 2022 |
| Joshua Teitelbaum on Israel and the Persian Gulf: Dawn of a New Era |
Middle East Forum Webinar | October 31, 2022 |
| Danielle Pletka: Is the Middle East Being 'Qatarized'? |
Middle East Forum Webinar | October 28, 2022 |
| Jason Greenblatt: Why Trump's Middle East Diplomacy Succeeded |
Middle East Forum Webinar | August 5, 2022 |
| Paul Miller: What Does Just War Theory Say about the Middle East? |
Middle East Forum Webinar | March 25, 2022 |
| Walid Phares on Iran Bombs Abu Dhabi: Why It Matters |
Middle East Forum Webinar | February 4, 2022 |
| Wafa Sultan on Ex-Muslims Today |
Middle East Forum Webinar | January 7, 2022 |
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