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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Turkish Foreign Policy or AKP’s Public Relations?

Date

July 9, 2015

Visiting scholar Ahmet K. Han examines the effects of Prime Minister Erdogan and President Davutoglu on Turkey's seemingly convoluted and opaque foreign policy.

Keeping the Pieces, but Changing the Board

Date

June 10, 2015

MDC Director Prof. Uzi Rabi and Ben Mendales examine the transformative effects that the Islamic State has had on the region, primarily through their doctrine of ‘kasr al-hudud’ [shattering the borders].

Elections in Turkey: The Kurdish Ace in the Hole

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June 4, 2015

MDC Senior Researcher Prof. Ofra Bengio argues that the imminent Turkish elections will likely decide whether Turkey remains democratic or veers towards an authoritarian system.

Turkey and Iran: A Renewed Regional Rivalry

Date

May 10, 2015

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak explains the evolving state of relations between Iran and Turkey.

A Druze Conundrum: Suwayda, Jabhat al-Nusra, and the Syrian Civil War

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April 26, 2015

Guest scholar Dr. Matthieu Cimino explains how the Druze in Suwayda are responding to the Syrian civil war.

Arab Politics in Israel: Pending Questions

Date

April 13, 2015

KAP Project Manager Arik Rudnitzky analyzes the outcome of the 2015 Knesset elections for the Arab sector in Israel.

The Islamic State and its “Sinai Province”

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March 26, 2015

Guest scholar Aymenn J. Al-Tamimi explains the origins of the Islamic State's "Sinai Province."

Muslim and Druze in Israel: National and Sectarian Identities in Conflict

Date

March 10, 2015

MDC Researcher Dr. Itamar Radai explains the local and regional dimensions of recent tension between Muslims and Druze in Israel.

Soccer deaths and Egypt’s security forces

Date

February 26, 2015

Guest scholar James M. Dorsey, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, explains the recent soccer violence in Egypt.

The A-Factor: Implications of the "Arab Spring" for Middle East Conflicts

Date

February 26, 2015

Visiting scholar Magdalena Kirchner takes a closer look at both the dynamics of the “Arab Spring” conflicts and their effects on other regional crises.