As Turkey becomes increasingly unreliable, Greece offers a viable alternative. It has established unprecedentedly close relations with Washington and Jerusalem, been at the center of multilateral initiatives. In turn, Washington has increased investment in Souda Bay and passed the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act. Can Greece help move Americans on from their tortured relationship with Turkey?

Turmoil marks the buildup to Israel’s fourth elections in two years. Who are the key players? What are the issues? Will Netanyahu again emerge as prime minister?

Twenty-twenty saw two major developments helpful to Israel Victory: IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi revolutionized Israel’s military doctrine and the four breakthroughs with Arab states. What next to signal to the Palestinians that they lost and the gig is up?

Sam Westrop and Benjamin Baird argue two points, based on MEF’s Islamist Watch project and Counter-Islamism Grid: the growing irrelevance of Muslim Brotherhood networks in the West and the growing importance of other Islamist movements, such as Turkey’s many agents and Pakistan’s Deobandis.

Campus Watch director Winfield Myers will discuss CW’s recent efforts to hold academe accountable by leading a campaign against the misuse of taxpayer dollars to support politicized, anti-American, and anti-Israel programming. CW’s efforts have spurred a Government Accountability Office audit of foreign area programs. Mr. Myers will also discuss CW’s work in 2021 focusing on greater transparency about the billions of dollars to universities from foreign governments.

With over a quarter of all Arab countries now enjoying full relations with Israel, is the Arab states' conflict with Israel finally over?

Cliff Smith, the Middle East Forum's Washington Project Director, will speak about what the Washington Project does to advance MEF goals in Washington D.C. He'll also discuss MEF’s successes to influence decision makers on a range of issues: Qatari propaganda, antisemitism in Middle East studies, and exposing radical Islamic networks.

Azerbaijan just won a surprisingly easy victory over Armenia and reclaimed much of the territories lost in the 1990s surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. This success owed much to utilizing new technologies, especially drones acquired from Turkey and Israel. Does this outcome have broader lessons have for future warfare in the Middle East and beyond? What specific implications does it have for Turkey and Israel?

How does the UAE-Israel normalization agreement feel on the ground? Is there any chance to avert another Israeli elections? And what will change afterwards?

How do Emiratis view the treaty with Israel? What has the UAE gained and what dangers does this step involve? How does this treaty differ from those of Jordan and Egypt with Israel?