MDC Research and Analysis

In the shadow of Israel's Operation "Rising Lion" against Iran, the latest edition of Turkeyscope features Joseph Epstein's analysis of recent developments in Israeli-Turkish relations. Azerbaijan's mediation, pragmatic signals from Syria's new leadership, and strong U.S. encouragement are helping both nations identify mutual interests.

In this latest issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Prof. Amos Nadan evaluates the Iran-Israel war in light of past attempts to use economic sanctions as a tool of coercion against Iran.

In the latest issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Dr. Ido Yahel examines the intra- Sunni dimension of the struggle for influence in post-Asad Syria.

In our latest edition of Turkeyscope, Dr. Gülistan Gürbey addresses the regional implications of the recent call by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to dissolve the PKK. The article gives the domestic context of this move and focuses on what it means for the Syrian Kurdish area, also known as Rojava.

The current issue of "Bayan: Quarterly Review of Arab Society in Israel" contains one article, written by Dr. Salwa Alinat-Abed, which examines the two main arenas of activity of women in the Islamic Movement in Israel that are related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: interfaith dialogue whose goal is to promote a solution to the conflict, and political activism on behalf of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is based on challenging Israeli authority.