Kurds, often said to be the world’s largest people without a state, are in an acute state of flux in Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Ofra Bengio lays out the history and geography, the current status of Kurds in each country, and considers the prospects of an emerging Kurdistan.

Conventional history holds that Muhammed was born in Mecca, received visitation from the Angel Gabriel at age forty, and died in 632 Medina. But what if Muhammed never existed? That’s the question Robert Spencer asks and answers in his MEF-commissioned book, Did Muhammed Exist?, building on evidence that a committee in Iraq wrote the Koran. What does this imply for Islamic faith and practice?

The run-up to Israeli elections finds new parties being founded and old ones splitting up. What does this mean in the larger picture? If no combination reaches a majority of parliamentary seats, what does this mean for the country?

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.