MDC Research and Analysis

MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman discusses the "double game" Hamas has been playing with Egypt and with salafi-jihadi Gaza-based groups, and Egypt's own diplomatic maneuvring during the recent confrontation between Hamas and Israel.

MDC Director Uzi Rabi analyzes Israel's latest large-scale military action against Hamas, against the backdrop of a dramatically changed region.

Junior Researcher Joyce van de Bildt discusses the status of Egypt's Copts under President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood's rule.

MDC Researcher Dr. Irit Back discusses the African Union's involvement in Somalia .

Guest contributor James M. Dorsey discusses the various responses in the Muslim world sparked by the anti-Muslim movie 'the Innocence of Islam'.

Paul Rivlin explains how economics played a significant part in the Arab Spring.