MDC Research and Analysis

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel D. Parker provides analysis of the implications of a potential alliance between Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the economic challenges currently facing Egyptian President Sisi.

Dr. Sadiq J. al-Azm discusses the factors that produced the Syrian Civil War.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the reaction in Turkish social media to current regional developments, including the fight between Kurdish forces and the Islamic State in Kobani.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the Iranian social media reaction to the current battle between the Islamic State and the Kurds in Kobani.

Michael Barak analyzes the use of social media, both as a tool for Islamic State indoctrination and propaganda, as well as for protest and resistance against it.

MDC Junior Researcher Joyce van de Bildt evaluates the way that the trials of Morsi and Mubarak actively contribute to the collective memory of Egyptians of their past regimes.