MEF Wires

Middle East Forum Wires are summary accounts and audio recordings of MEF speaking events.

Wires are written by MEF staff and (when summary accounts) are generally not reviewed by the speaker.

To see a listing of forthcoming MEF events, please click here.

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The Middle East: Harris and Trump Policies Explained
November 4, 2024
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Ahnaf Kalam
Fluttering Israel flag on crimson red sky with smoke pillars background. Israel problems concept.
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Israel’s Crucible: Forging a New Security Paradigm
Navigating Complex Threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and Beyond in a Shifting Middle East Landscape
October 6, 2024
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Gregg Roman
Winfield Myers
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The Counter-Erdoğan Coalition: Taking on Turkey’s Strongman
May 17, 2023
Winfield Myers
Audio, Video and Transcripts
Salvaging Our Universities in an Era of Intellectual Decadence
May 17, 2023
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Winfield Myers
Winfield Myers
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The Challenges of Countering Islamism in the West
May 17, 2023
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Sam Westrop
Winfield Myers
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War Against ISIS and the Future of Syria: A Conversation with Sinam Mohamad
May 16, 2023
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Jonathan Spyer
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Turkey Plans to Run Syria Through a Parallel Structure
The Turkish Government Intends to Appoint Senior Officials Under the Guise of Advisors to Assist Syrian Authorities with Managing Various Government Portfolios
December 18, 2024
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Kurdish soldiers in northern Syria, in a file photo.
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The Kurdish and Regional Blocs Competing in the New Syria
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Turkey Will Allow Kurds to Be Partners Only If They Abandon a Secular and Democratic Worldview
December 18, 2024
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Kamal Chomani
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a file photo.
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The United States Needs to Prepare to Kill Turks in Syria
Turkey’s Actions Already Cross the Rubicon and Place American Forces and Interests in Jeopardy
December 17, 2024
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Michael Rubin
Middle East Forum Online
Assad’s Fall Won’t Revive the Arab Spring
The Battle to Oust Assad Has Long Ceased to Be About Democratic Reforms or Justice for the Syrian People
December 16, 2024
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Amine Ayoub
The Greek Orthodox Convent of Saint Thecla in Maaloula, Syria, is a place of pilgrimage.
Middle East Forum Online
Turkey’s Syrian Jihadists Take Over Syria: Kurds, Half a Million Christians Under Intolerable Threat
‘Hayat Tahrir Al Sham’ Means ‘Organization for the Liberation of the Levant,’ Meaning Much of the Middle East, Including Israel, Lebanon and Jordan
December 16, 2024
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Uzay Bulut
Winfield Myers
Middle East Forum Online
Israel’s Incursion into Syria and the al-Rafid Area in al-Qunaytra: Interview
How Israeli Incursions and Local Resistance Are Shaping Tensions on the Syrian Border
December 16, 2024
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
The public square in Damascus, Syria.
Middle East Forum Online
Assad’s Army: What Went Wrong
How Sectarian Divides, Corruption, and Abandoned Alliances Led to the Sudden Fall of Assad’s Regime
December 16, 2024
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Amatzia Baram
Readiness of U.S. forces is the foundation of military effectiveness.
Middle East Forum Observer
Continuing Resolutions Without Regular Budgets Undermine U.S. Strategy
Stopgap Measures Hinder the Department of Defense’s Ability to Plan, Procure, and Posture Effectively
December 16, 2024
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Eric Navarro
A Mahan Air Airbus A340-600 passenger plane prepares to land at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
Middle East Forum Observer
Nigerian Airline Has Become Iran’s Partner in Aviation Sanctions Evasion
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Mahan Air Uses Nigeria to Circumvent of the Sanctions and Acquire Airbus A340s
December 14, 2024
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Babak Taghvaee
Syrians in Damascus celebrate the overthrow of the Assad regime; Dec. 8, 2024. Since then, a curfew has been declared for Damascus from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., and all flights have been canceled.
Middle East Forum Online
Winners and Losers: Who Will Benefit in Assad Regime’s Fall?
Few in Syria Take Seriously the Moderate Image Currently Being Presented by HTS Leader Abu Mohammed Al-Julani
December 13, 2024
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Jonathan Spyer