MDC Research and Analysis

MDC Research Assistant and Steinhart-Israel Intern Linda Dayan examines the use of microblogging services such as Tumblr in the dissemination of Islamic State ideology.

MDC Researcher Dr. Brandon Friedman analyses Russia's increasing projection of power and influence in the Middle East, where it undermines Western policy in order to advance its own objectives.

In this issue: Prof. Elie Rekhess on political and ideological alienation in Israeli Arab society, and a review on trends in the Arab media and social networks.

MDC Researcher and Head of Africa Studies Dr. Irit Back analyzes the successes and failures of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in mediating conflicts in East Africa.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin investigates the impact that falling oil prices have on the regional economy.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the responses in Iranian social media to the increase in bread prices.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the return of Ottoman Turkish to Turkish schools, as well as the campaign by the Turkish President, Reccip Tayyip Erdoğan, against his political rivals in the media.

In this article from the December 2014 issue of Beehive: Middle East Social Media, Dr. Michael Barak analyzes the reaction in Egyptian social media to the acquittal of Hosni Mubarak.