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The Price of Freeing Oneself from the Dictatorship of Islamic Slippers Will Be Far Higher than the Fall of a Gray Communist Mini-State Beyond the Rhine
Should Trump Take Kharg, Rather than Destroy It, He Can Ensure the Regime Can Never Again Pay the Salaries of Its Bureaucrats and Soldiers
According to Reports Filtering Out of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Have Killed Thousands of Iranian Protesters
Iran’s Protests Are Part of a New Phase of Unrest in the Islamic Republic That Began in 2017
From the Israeli and Jewish Point of View, the Emergence of This State of Affairs Isn’t So Bad
The Conquest Tradition, Proud and Unembarrassed in the Classical Sources, Is Incompatible with Modern Ideals
In Libya, the 1951 Independence Constitution—and the Senussi Monarchy It Enshrines—Are Increasingly Viewed as the Only Legitimate Path Forward
The Pope Asks Europe to Follow Lebanon’s Example
The Middle East Quarterly, MEF’s Journal Intended for Both Scholars and the Educated Public, Features Historical Articles and Book Reviews on Subjects Ranging from Archaeology to Politics
‘This is Berlin; long live the Arabs!’
Let’s Have No More Euphemisms like ‘The Tragedy of October 7' or ‘The Events of October 7'
Press Reports Suggest Blair Will Lead the Gaza International Transitional Authority, Which Will Oversee Gaza for Five Years Under a United Nations Mandate
The 1980s Taught Washington a Brutal Lesson: Short-Term Partnerships with Men of Violent Conviction Can Metastasize Into Long-Term Threats
The Islamic Republic and Its Opponents Both Draw on Myths and Religious Narratives, Shaping Political Culture to Mobilize Support
England’s Oldest National Flag, the Red Cross of St. George on a White Banner, Is Currently Embroiled in Controversy
If Pahlavi Is Going to Achieve the Next Level, He Must Tell His Team: If They Are to Serve Him, They Must Commit to Live Permanently in Iran
Founded in the Wake of the Historic Abraham Accords, Sharaka’s Aim Is to Transform the Middle East from the Ground Up, Promoting What It Calls “People to People Diplomacy.”
October 7, 2023, Was Not a Failure of Intelligence. It Was a Failure of Imagination
The Founding Fathers Wrote Their Words in the Milieu of the Judeo-Christian Biblical Heritage That Bound the Nation as One