Spring 2025 Middle East Quarterly Examines Key Regional Issues
The Spring 2025 Middle East Quarterly addresses urgent Middle Eastern issues, including calls for military action against Iran, analyses of media biases in the Gaza War, Egypt’s economic hardships, and shifts in U.S. political perspectives on Israel. The issue also features reviews of two significant books on authoritarianism and jihadism.
The Spring 2025 edition of Middle East Quarterly addresses pressing issues in the Middle East. Highlighted topics include urgent calls for military action against Iran’s nuclear aspirations, insights into Hamas’s propaganda techniques during the Gaza War, and an examination of Egypt’s economic challenges. Additionally, it features reviews of two critical works exploring authoritarianism and jihadism’s impacts on global stability.
In the article titled “Time to Take the Iranian Nuclear Bull by the Horns,” Colin Winston emphasizes the need for decisive military engagement against Iran’s nuclear program. He warns that Iran is approaching the capacity to produce weapons-grade uranium, urging a coordinated military response involving U.S. and Israeli forces due to the current vulnerabilities of the Iranian regime.
The article “Misinformation Strategy and Media Bias in the Gaza War,” by Andrew Fox and Tania Glezer, reveals the effectiveness of Hamas’s propaganda during the conflict. They highlight how the narrative has focused on civilian suffering while minimizing Hamas’s role as a combatant, thus affecting global perceptions of the conflict. Fox points out the low civilian-to-combatant casualties compared to past conflicts.
In “The Gaza War and the ‘Egypt-Is-Too-Big-to-Fail-Argument,’” economist Nael Shama argues for Egypt to reduce its reliance on external financial support. He stresses that continued dependency will leave Egypt vulnerable to external shocks and emphasizes the necessity of substantial economic reforms to achieve sustainable growth and stability.
Daniel Samet examines former President Joe Biden’s evolving stance on Israel in his article, “Biden’s Volte Face on Israel: How Decades of Support Turned into Criticism.” He notes Biden’s shift from a historically pro-Israel position to a more critical one, influenced by changing Democratic Party sentiments. This shift culminated in balancing support for Israel with critical assessments during the Gaza War.
Book reviews include Eyal Zisser’s evaluation of Con Coughlin’s “Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny.” Zisser appreciates the book’s clarity in depicting Bashar al-Assad’s complex rule despite unexpected historical changes. Anna Stanley reviews “The British Suicide: The U.K.’s Self-Inflicted Failure to Defeat Jihad for Two Decades,” highlighting systemic failures that have allowed extremism to proliferate in British society.
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The Spring 2025 issue of Middle East Quarterly provides notable insights into significant geopolitical challenges in the Middle East. The articles reflect calls for military action against Iran, scrutiny of misinformation during the Gaza War, Egypt’s economic vulnerabilities, and evolving U.S. political attitudes towards Israel. Furthermore, book reviews enrich the discourse on governance and extremism in the region.
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