MDC Research and Analysis

In this latest edition of Tel Aviv Notes, Nir Boms and Karim Nassar examine the Suwayda crisis in Syria and how it has affected the delicate balance of relations between the new government in Syria and its Druze minority.

In the latest issue of al-Durziyya: Druze in the Middle East Shadi Halabi focuses on the core of Druze identity, the principle of Brotherly Preservation (ḥifẓ al-ikhwān), and examines whether this principle, which has served for generations as a central cultural anchor, maintains its stability in the modern era.

The MDC is pleased to announce the publication of our first Open Access issue of "Bustan: The Middle East Book Review", Vol.16, No.1 (June 2025).

Findings of an In-depth survey of the Arab community between two wars. This survey was conducted on June 2025 and was initiated by the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at MDC.