Research Products from the Middle East Forum
36 monitors, datasets, dossiers, and briefings. Samples open with MEF accounts. Orders open with MEF accounts; MEF staff and fellows hold full access.
Publications and Archive8 products
Campus and Education Accountability5 products
Foreign Influence and Funding6 products
Iran, Israel, and the Region6 products
Policy, Legal, and the Hill5 products
Access, Seats, and Training6 productsAll Products
Middle East Insider Data Annex
Monthly 8 to 10 page digest of filed records behind the month's analysis: FARA registrations, OFAC Iran designations, Section 117 disclosures, bills, Federal Register actions, Iran macroeconomic series.
Middle East Quarterly Structured Archive License
Machine-readable licensed export of the Quarterly, 1,529 articles and 2.9 million words with schema and datasheet.
Themed Anthologies
Print-on-demand and ebook collections of MEF-original writing selected by theme, with rights worksheet.
Translated Editions
Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Turkish, Kurdish (Sorani), Kurdish (Kurmanji), French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Italian, Greek, Hindi, Portuguese, and Indonesian editions of MEF work, drawn from the 16 live language sites.
Observer Syndication Package
Weekly syndication feed of MEF-original Observer pieces cleared for reprint, with origin check.
Premium Audio Feed
Private podcast feed of narrated Observer and Quarterly pieces with transcripts and chapters.
Corpus Search API Research Seat
Keyed semantic search over 64,573 meforum.org articles, 2004 to 2026, one key per seat.
Section 117 Foreign-Funding Report
Per-institution report on Middle East-origin gifts and contracts disclosed to the Department of Education, with peer-group comparison.
Campus Due-Diligence Dossier
Pre-gift dossier for donors and alumni: foreign funding, programs, faculty statements, complaints on record.
Middle East Studies Program Monitor
Quarterly monitor of a named campus program: courses, events, hires, funding, public statements.
Campus Watch Dataset (25th Anniversary, 2027)
Structured dataset of 20,069 Campus Watch items since 2004 with volume prospectus.
Title VI Research-Support Packages
Evidence bundles for parties filing shared-ancestry complaints: public record, timeline, citations.
990 Grant-Trace Dossier
Who funded a named nonprofit, from primary IRS e-file grant tables, 2017 onward.
Grantee Screening Sheet
Pre-grant screen on a Middle East or Islamist-adjacent grantee, from filed records.
State Islamist-Organization Roster
Per-state annual registry of organizations from IRS and state filings with quoted state actions.
FARA and LDA Middle East Influence Monitor
Monthly issue on foreign-agent and lobbying filings by Middle East principals.
Public-Funding Exposure Audit
Federal awards, loans, and grants to a named set of organizations, from USAspending and SBA records.
Counterparty Connectivity Report
Institution profile built from filed records: registrations, awards, sanctions adjacencies, disclosed ties.
Iran Economy Watch
Monthly regime-versus-market file: oil exports, rial, inflation, market indices, satellite evidence.
Iran Shadow-Fleet Weekly Alerts
Weekly alert on sanctioned and evasion-pattern vessels through Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and Suez, from MEF's own AIS service.
Farsi Press Monitor
Daily English digest of Iranian regime, reformist and diaspora media.
Broadcast Content Licensing
Cleared audio segments from MEF podcasts and video with transcripts and cue sheets.
Iran Province Data Layers
Map-ready provincial layers on economy, infrastructure, and unrest for analysts.
Weekly Legislation and Member-Action Report
Weekly report on Middle East bills, votes, and cosponsor moves in Congress and the Knesset.
Hebrew Press Monitor
Daily English digest of the Israeli Hebrew-language press.
Israel Victory Polling Series
Structured dataset of MEF-commissioned Israeli opinion polls since 2010.
Hill Briefing (by Topic)
8 to 10 page briefing with full notes on a topic the office names from MEF's research areas; no research outside the catalogue.
Docket Watch Alerts
Per-case alerts on filings in terror-finance and campus civil-rights litigation, from public dockets.
Regulatory Comment Evidence Pack
Page-cited evidence pack for a live FinCEN, OFAC, ED or DOJ docket, ready for a comment letter.
War-Game Scenario Data Pack
Facilitation pack for crisis simulations: baseline data, injects, sources.
Paid Seats on Regional Missions
Non-donor seats on MEF missions with a briefing book.
CLE and CPD Webinar Series
Accredited continuing-education course packs drawn from MEF's legal research.
Data Lake Research Seats
Read-only keyed access to MEF's data lake, 42 tables, through the Research Clearinghouse.
White-Label Topic Monitors
Topic monitors produced for an allied organization under its name.
MEF AI Academy and Slack Academy Seats
Seat-licensed staff-training sites for peer policy organizations.
Applied Research Certificate Course
Syllabus, exercises, rubrics, and certificate for a course in applied policy research methods.
MEF Research on the Web
- Iran LedgerIran's repression and its economic base.
- Iran's Long ArmPeople charged in Iran-tied cases.
- Two IransIran's state press beside its reformist and diaspora press, daily.
- Inside Iran's ArsenalForeign parts in Iranian weapons.
- Government GraphOfficeholders in 17 regional governments.
- MEF MapSituational map of the region.
- MEF ActionCurrent campaigns to Congress.
- Influence TrackerForeign agents, foreign gifts, and what changed this week.
- Shia Militia TrackerIran-backed militias, mapped over time.
- Campus Watch MapForeign money and Title VI findings by campus.
- Through the InstitutionsIslamist groups in Western schools, courts, and agencies, monthly.
- Jihad IntelJihadist groups and their designation status.
- Party of God, Inc.Hezbollah's sanctioned network and U.S. criminal cases.
- Held LiableU.S. court awards to victims of terrorism, by defendant.
- Israel Vote 2026Polls for the 2026 Knesset election.
- Press ReadoutDaily digest of the region's presses, with clips and country pages.
- The ReformersArab writers against the Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.
- Policy NotesTwo-page briefs and legal levers for congressional staff.
- MEQ Issue IndexEvery Quarterly issue since 1994.
- MEQ Book ReviewsQuarterly reviews of new books.
- InteractivesCharts and explainers from MEF research.
- MEF in 16 LanguagesMEF research in 16 languages.
- Find an MEF ExpertScholars available for interviews.
- Support MEFSupport independent research.