Original sentence: According to Rubin's website for MERIA, the mission of the publication is "to advance research on the Middle East and [to] foster scholarly communication and cooperation," and MERIA is a "non-partisan publication involving people across the geographical and political spectrum.Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) is a quarterly journal on Middle East issues edited by Barry Rubin and published by the Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA) of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel, which he also owns and directs.The GLORIA Center also publishes MERIA News, a monthly magazine on Middle East studies; MERIA Research Guides; and MERIABooks, collections of articles from the journal and other sources
Edited sentence: According to Rubin, it is a "non-partisan publication involving people across the geographical and political spectrum.According to Rubin, the publication works to advance research on Middle East affairs.MERIA is a quarterly academic journal on Middle East issues; the GLORIA Center also publishes MERIA News, a monthly magazine on Middle East studies; MERIA Research Guides; and MERIABooks, collections of articles from the journal and other sources.Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) is a journal edited by Barry Rubin and published by the Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA) of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel, which he also owns and directs