Middle East Forum Podcast

Iran's precision guided munition (PGM) proliferation project is a threat to Israel and the United States. The aim of this project is to strike distant, high-value targets with high precision. Put this weapon in the hands of Iran's proxies throughout the Middle East is a game changer. I believe it will be the issue that prompts the next Middle East war.

Multiple times a week, the Middle East Forum makes different content offerings available to its readers and listeners. You can find all of our material here, uploaded on a daily basis.

Multiple times a week, the Middle East Forum makes different content offerings available to its readers and listeners. You can find all of our material here, uploaded on a daily basis.

Multiple times a week, the Middle East Forum makes different content offerings available to its readers and listeners. You can find all of our material here, uploaded on a daily basis.

Multiple times a week, the Middle East Forum makes different content offerings available to its readers and listeners. You can find all of our material here, uploaded on a daily basis.

With the demise of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, is Islamic terrorism becoming a thing of the past? Is the terror wave that began in the 1990s and crested on September 11, 2001 now drawing to a close? Robert Spencer will discuss this topic from the standpoint of the history of Islam as well as the contemporary situation.

Sam Westrop and Cliff Smith talk about the global influence of South Asia’s most prominent Islamist movement and its connections to terrorism here in the United States.

Liberal ideals have disengaged the left from Israel and made Israel a pariah state. The left only sees Israel through a military lens. The cognitive dissonance displayed by the left in America and throughout the world highlights their own unease regarding values that clearly do not mesh with the realities of the Middle East. The belief that the “occupation” is the defining prism through which ever...

The Muslim Brotherhood’s war against America is currently successful. They were able to exploit America’s laws and the broad ignorance of their most important mission which they call, “Civilization Jihad Operation.” Under this mission, the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated major media, political, educational, and even law enforcement institutions. They also successfully hijacked the representatio...

Now that a national unity government has been all but formed in Israel, what are the principles behind it? How much has the Coronavirus had an effect on politics, economy and security in Israel as it heads to its first complete nationwide enforced total lockdown?

Cliff Smith and Sam Westrop discovered the Obama administration handed over hundreds of thousands of dollars to a designated terrorist organization linked to Bin Laden. They explain how documents acquired through an MEF lawsuit against the federal government revealed a major Christian charity and several Obama administration officials attempted to lobby on this terror group’s behalf.

After a series of stunning political gymnastics, it looks like Israelis might have their first government in over a year. Who is in and out of power? What does this all mean and how long is it likely to last? Looking beyond politics, how is COVID-19 affecting Israel's economy and security?

Are Europe’s travails a harbinger for America? Sam Westrop discusses Europe’s catastrophic mistakes in its attempts to fight radicalization and assimilate its immigrant Muslim populations, and how European politicians ended up emboldening the extremists and sidelining moderate Muslim activists.

How are Islamists politically organizing in November 2020? Benjamin Baird discusses their lobbying efforts, Muslim Advocacy Days at state capitals, voter drivers, donor clubs, candidate scorecards, PAC's, candidate training, and legislation. CAIR's recently unveiled "Strategic Election Plan" reveals how it hopes to produce a "unified Muslim policy platform." More generally, Islamists seek to shape...

Three elections in less than a year, threats on all its borders and from an Iran moving closer to nuclear weapons … Israel is never boring.

Najat is an independent researcher at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) in Abu Dhabi, UAE

The worst outbreak of Coronavirus in the Middle East, so far, is in Iran. Thousands have died and tens of thousands have been exposed to the virus. An overlooked developing crisis parallel to Iran’s is the situation of the country’s neighbors across the Persian Gulf. Beyond the civilian element affecting Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE; tens of thousands of American militar...

As part of its new, extra home-bound services, the Middle East Forum is pleased to announce a new weekly interactive briefing about Israel with the Advisor to the Middle East Forum's Israel Office, Mr. Ashley Perry. Three elections in less than a year, threats on all its borders and from an Iran moving closer to nuclear weapons … Israel is never boring. Join Ashley Perry each Wednesday at 3:00 PM,...

Join Jonathan Tobin, editor-in-chief of JNS, in a discussion on "Understanding Israel's Deep Changes." Mr. Tobin will explain Israel's elections and the hidden consensus on the conflict with the Palestinians in the context of an intractable electoral standoff.

Suddenly, influential voices blame the COVID-19 virus not on Communist China but on the United Kingdom, the United States and Israel. This shift fits a pernicious medieval pattern that needs to be taken seriously and refuted.

The Middle East Forum kicks off its webinar series off at 1p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 18. The first topic is “Conspiracy Theories in a Time of Virus” with MEF president, Daniel Pipes. It builds on his two books on conspiracy theories to show how the increasing tendency to blame not China but the United States and Israel fits into a dangerous medieval pattern.

The coronavirus pandemic affects all communities, and most American Islamic institutions are taking the same precautions as others. Many dozens of mosques, community centers have canceled events and even Friday prayers.

Shammay Siskind writes in Middle East Quarterly: "Israel played a unique role during the Cold War. Unlike most countries, which functioned as satellites or proxies of the United States or the Soviet Union, it had to fend off enemies both directly on its borders and over the distant horizon. The new state was surrounded and vastly outgunned and outnumbered by enemies that vowed to wipe it clean off...

Katerina Sokou, a visiting scholar at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and the DC correspondent for the Greek daily Kathimeriniand SKAI-TV, spoke to Middle East Forum Radio host Gregg Roman on March 11 about the escalating migrant crisis at the Greek-Turkish border.

Dr. Paul Stott, a research fellow in the Center for the Response to Radicalization and Terrorism at the Henry Jackson Society, spoke to Middle East Forum Radio host Gregg Roman on February 12 about the British government's approach to Islamist violence.