8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (161+ words) An Israeli tank maneuvers into position in the evening near Bet Hanoun, Gaza; June 18, 2025. Israel is in the midst of a campaign of “value destruction.” From a people identified by the enlightened world as one that rose from the ashes…...

17+ hour, 14+ min ago   (748+ words) Saudi Arabia is passing through one of the most critical security periods in its modern history. The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed to Saudi shipping, Iran-backed Houthi forces have tightened their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb, and Riyadh has…...

22+ hour, 47+ min ago   (230+ words) A large memorial banner of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at an entrance of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran. “At the moment, there is no knowledge of its whereabouts.” On September 5, 2026, an Iranian student asked Tehran Mayor…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (152+ words) Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. After hundreds of Houthi missile and drone attacks on critical Saudi civilian and military infrastructure, Bin Salman sought a quiet accommodation with the Houthis. Appeasing ideological enemies never works. It did not work…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (105+ words) For 25 years, American security policy has struggled with the distinction between violent jihadism and the lawful, non-violent movements that build parallel legal, financial, and educational institutions The Forum’s research from the archive has already produced results: The Forum is also…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (142+ words) Pakistan army members on patrol. Islamabad’s military establishment, command structures, and domestic defense industrial base make it an attractive partner. Yet, this expanding military diplomacy raises a question for Western and regional planners: To what extent can Pakistan serve as…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (348+ words) Middle East Forum 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 Religion to Politics PHILADELPHIA – September 1, 2026 – The Fall 2026 Middle East Quarterly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) Hansen aims to capture in Karagümrük, an Istanbul neighborhood, and on one particular avenue within it, how ordinary people experience authoritarianism in the twenty-first century. Having lived in Istanbul for 16 years after 2007, Hansen learned Turkish. Her understanding of Erdoğan’s rule…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (190+ words) Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made Holocaust denial and the delegitimization of Israel prominent elements of Tehran’s international propaganda campaign. At the 2009 Durban Review Conference in Geneva, he denounced Israel as a racist state and accused Western governments of exploiting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (286+ words) meforum.org Charleston, S.C.: Advantage Books, 2026, 304 pp.; $32.00 (hardcover), $9.99 (Kindle).Reviewed by Judith Friedman Rosen Altman, a U.S district court judge for the Southern District of Florida, has made several trips to Israel with fellow American judges Together, they traveled throughout the…...