Middle East Forum

07/10/2025

The regime’s inability to reform and rein in the is spiraling into a domestic energy disaster in . From Umud Shokri.

The Government Is Reducing Fuel Quotas and Is Considering Digital Fuel Cards, Tiered Pricing, and Energy Coupons

07/10/2025

has poured over $927M into Georgetown University from 2005-2023, dwarfing Saudi Arabia’s contributions. Much of this funds Georgetown’s Doha campus, a training ground for diplomats. Learn more in the report by Sam Westrop, Asra Nomani, and Anna Stanley:

How Foreign and Domestic Radical Actors Captured a U.S. University

07/09/2025

Nafeez Ahmed, a researcher who has labeled counter-Islamist voices—conservatives especially—as “extremists,” is well-positioned to influence the government’s new initiative to define anti-Muslim hatred. From Hannah Baldock.

Researcher Who Presented Anti-Israel Paper at 2001 Hate Fest in Durban Condemns Conservatives as 'Extremists'

07/08/2025

policy in has sown chaos. Supplying jihadists with arms, ignoring ally warnings, and ceding the Mediterranean coast to extremists — that’s not strategy — it’s reckless. From ريبال رفعت الأسد - Ribal Al-Assad.

The Strengthening of Jihadist Networks Further Destabilized Syria and Led to the Collapse of a Counterterrorism Policy

07/08/2025

A letter signed by Turkish FM Hakan Fidan confirms that secret negotiations have been ongoing to delineate maritime boundaries between and after the fall of the regime. From Abdullah Bozkurt.

Turkish Navy Conducts Drill Dubbed 'Blue Homeland' in January 2025, Covering Areas in Aegean Sea, Black Sea, and Eastern Mediterranean

07/08/2025

's agreement with claims maritime zones that ignore islands and undermine accepted maritime law. From Nicoletta Kouroushi.

Libya’s Agreement with Turkey Claims Maritime Zones That Ignore Greek Islands and Undermine Accepted Maritime Law

07/07/2025

is buying influence at colleges, and the University of South Carolina is the latest target. 's influence is shaping our classrooms. Time to stop it. From Keren Karmiel.

USC’s Tendentious Approach to the Middle East Appears Rooted in Not Only Poor Judgment but Also Foreign Influence

07/07/2025

Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh and Ahnaf Kalam on Hamas's series of strategic missteps since October 7th.

07/07/2025

Many Policymakers who engage the do so for money, but bear no strong ties to the group. From Michael Rubin.

Many American Policymakers Who Engage the Group Do So for Money, but Bear No Special Fealty to the Mojahedin

07/07/2025

Sirwan Kajjo cautions against rushing the normalization process between and as it may lead to backlash in Syria, upending ’s tenuous grasp on power.

Rushing Peace, Without Time for Syrians to Adjust, Could Risk a Backlash That Enables More Extreme Elements to Retrench

07/07/2025

Lax enforcement has enabled pro-Islamic Republic of and activities to flourish in SW Germany. From Benjamin Weinthal.

In Southwestern Baden-Württemberg, a Shi’ite Terrorism Problem Is Spiraling Out of Control and the Threat Is Real

07/07/2025

“Is Khamenei truly too afraid to emerge from his underground bunker, or are powerful forces deliberately keeping him isolated as they search for an exit strategy to save the regime?” From Mardo Soghom.

Khamenei May Wish to Emerge and Deliver His Usual Rhetoric in Public, but Other Senior Figures May Prefer to Keep Him Away