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Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)

Leading source of critical, alternative analysis of the Middle East for 50 years.

MERIP provides critical, alternative reporting and analysis, focusing on state power, political economy and social hierarchies as well as popular struggles and the role of US policy in the region. MERIP seeks to reach academics, journalists, non-governmental and governmental organizations and informed citizens who want knowledgeable analysis and critical resources about contemporary political deve

lopments. Informed by scholarship and research, MERIP is a curated platform for critical analysis and discussion that brings informed perspectives to a broader audience. The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) was established in 1971 to educate and inform the public about contemporary Middle East affairs. A registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, MERIP publishes a quarterly online magazine, Middle East Report, as well as frequent articles and educational primers on its website.

02/03/2026

Contribute to our summer issue!

MERIP is seeking pitches for our summer issue on visual art and cultural production. The deadline for pitches is February 23, 2026.

To learn more about what we’re looking for and how to pitch go to Merip.org or follow the link in our bio!

01/30/2026

Recent protests in Iran triggered by currency collapse and price shocks expose how sanctions have reconfigured state power, enabling austerity and insider accumulation rather than relief. Moving beyond the endless debate over whether Iran’s crisis is caused by external pressure or internal mismanagement, Ida Nikou shows how the two are intertwined.

Read the full analysis at MERIP.org

Photo: People gather to protest on January 8, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. Anonymous/Getty Images.

01/21/2026

In December, MERIP published the second installment of investigative journalist Adnan Khan’s look at how Europe’s recycling industry is sustained by a downward chain, culminating in Turkey’s factories where migrant workers process polluted waste under deadly conditions. Read the piece at www.merip.org to understand why this system persists despite attempts at regulation.

12/19/2025

This week, MERIP published a review essay of Annemarie Jacir’s Oscar nominated film, Palestine 36, written by contributor Lori Allen. Allen dives into the historical richness of the story Jacir sets out to tell, noting that Palestine 36 succeeds by bringing the hard facts of history to life. The film, Allen writes, reflects Ghassan Kanafani’s materialist analysis of the period, placing Palestinian peasants and their relationship with the land at the center and depicting the resistance as it emerged among their ranks.

To read, go to Merip.org or follow the link in our bio.

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