Tel Aviv Notes - Contemporary Middle East Analysis

Tel Aviv Notes is the Moshe Dayan Center's monthly analytical update on current affairs and regional developments in the Middle East. Edited by Dr. Brandon Friedman, Dr. Daniel Zisenwine and Dr. Daniela Giulia Traub. Currently, we have archived issues dating back to 2011. If you are looking for an older article, please contact us and we will be glad to assist.

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Chemical Weapons in Syria: From Red Line to Routine?

Date

May 10, 2016

MDC Researcher Dr. Brandon Friedman explains the spread of chemical weapons in Syria through the lens of recently published reports from a UN-OPCW fact finding team.

Turkey’s Imbroglios

Date

April 11, 2016

Senior Research Fellow Dr. Ofra Bengio explains the interlocking domestic, regional, and international challenges facing the government in Turkey.

Turkey: Between the Hammer and the Anvil

Date

March 28, 2016

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak explains the roots of the security crisis facing Turkey in the aftermath of recent suicide attacks in Ankara and Istanbul.

The Kurdistan Regional Government between the Islamic State and Shiʿi Militias

Date

March 13, 2016

Seth J. Frantzman explains the challenges facing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) based on his two trips to Kurdistan, in June and December of 2015.

Saudi Brinkmanship in the Syrian War

Date

February 28, 2016

MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman addresses the ceasefire in the Syrian War and recent Saudi declarations to send its special forces into Syria as part of the American coalition.

The Islamic State and Water Infrastructure

Date

February 10, 2016

Saira Khan explains how the Islamic State uses water infrastructure as both a weapon of war and a political instrument.

The Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaʿida: Ideology and Practice

Date

January 26, 2016

MDC Senior Research Fellow Dr. Esther Webman examines the ideology and goals of the Islamic State and al-Qaʿida as expressed in their English-language publications.

Saudi Women Participate in the Kingdom’s Municipal Elections: A Sign of Change in State-Society Relations

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January 7, 2016

MDC Researcher Dr. Nachum Shiloh explains how female participation in the 2015 Saudi municipal elections reflect changes in state-society relations in the Saudi kingdom.