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 and Dr. Ido Yahel. 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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Saudi Alternatives to U.S. Power in the Middle East

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January 26, 2014

Dr. Brandon Friedman discusses the various tactics Saudi Arabia uses in order to achieve its goals in the Middle East.

The Geopolitics of the Sunni-Shi'i Divide in the Middle East

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January 12, 2014

Guest author Samuel Helfont discusses the history of the Sunni-Shi'i divide and its implications for the post-'Arab Spring' Middle East.

Revolutionary Graffiti in Egypt: Resistance and Commemoration

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December 26, 2013

Joyce van de Bildt discusses the graffiti movement that has developed in Egypt since the 2011 revolution.

Iran's Shadow Warriors: Iraqi Shi'i Militias Defending the Faithful in Syria and Iraq

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December 10, 2013

Carl Yonker discusses the participation of Iran-backed Shi'i proxy forces in the sectarian violence in Iraq and in the civil war in Syria.

People's Democracy Party (HDP): A Breath of Fresh Air for the Turkish Opposition?

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November 26, 2013

Duygu Atlas discusses the Turkish People's Democracy Party (HDP), an opposition party attempting to present a credible alternative to the AKP.

India's Central Asia Ambitions Outfoxed by China and Russia

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November 10, 2013

Dr. Micha'el Tanchum discusses India's troubles in accomplishing its goal of counter-balancing Chinese, Pakistani and Russian influence in Central Asia.

Israel: A Micro-component of a Turkish Macro-Foreign Policy

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October 27, 2013

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak discusses the deteriorating Israeli-Turkish relations as an expression of Turkey's "independent global power policy".

Al-Shabab's Attack at Westgate Mall: Somalia and Regional Instability

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October 8, 2013

Research Fellow Irit Back discusses the Somali terrorist organization al-Shabab's deadly attack in Kenya.

The U.S.-Russia Framework for Disarming Asad: The Saudi Perspective

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September 26, 2013

Prof. Uzi Rabi and Dr. Brandon Friedman discuss Saudi Arabia's outlook on the agreement to destroy the Asad's regime's chemical weapons stockpile.

Bashar al-Asad's Moment of Truth

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September 10, 2013

Senior Research Fellow Eyal Zisser examines the Syrian conflict in light of the possible American strike against Syrian regime-held chemical weapons stockpiles.