Scholarly Journals

Prof. Ofra Bengio, a Senior Research Fellow at MDC, published an article in "The Journal of the Middle East and Africa" about the Halabja genocide and the lessons learned from this Kurdish trauma.

Dr. Harel Chorev published an article in "Middle Eastern Studies".

Dr. Shaul Bartal published an article in "Middle Eastern Studies".

Joel Parker has published a book review in "Bustan: The Middle East Book Review" of Max Weiss's "Revolutions Aesthetic: A Cultural History of Ba'thist Syria".

Inbal Tal has published a book review in "Bustan: The Middle East Book Review" of Tilde Rosmer's "The Islamic Movement in Israel".

Dr. Amos Nadan published an article in "Middle Eastern Studies".

Dr. Arik Rudnitzky has published an article in "The Israel Studies Review" about the development of narratives about the Oslo Accords among the Palestinian-Arab population in Israel.

Bruce Maddy-Weitzman has published in Bustan an article which review Abdelmajid Hannoum's book "The Invention of the Maghreb: Between Africa and the Middle East".

Dr. Joshua Krasna from MDC and Hadar Lasry point to Israel’s changing perception of itself as an integral part of its region, not a “villa in the jungle” separate from it, and its increasing appetite for issue-specific alliances and collective security arrangements. This article is part of a special issue of "Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs", published by MDC's Hiwar Forum, with support from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Israel office.

Dr. Brandon Friedman discusses the tension between Saudi Arabia’s aspirations for leadership in the region, and the necessity for it to act in concert with other regional actors to achieve its objectives, due to its vulnerability and military weakness. This article is part of a special issue of "Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs", published by MDC's Hiwar Forum, with support from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Israel office.