MDC Research and Analysis

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

In this issue: a discussion of the Arab public’s preparations for the upcoming elections to the 20th Knesset.

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

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

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the causes of the political and economic problems of the Arab Middle East.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the social media campaign for the release of two Iranian opposition leaders.