MDC Research and Analysis

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Triangle of Tension: The United States, Israel and Iran

Date

September 27, 2012

MDC Director Prof. Uzi Rabi discusses the tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran regarding the latter's nuclear program.

The Palestinian Economic Crisis: A Loud Wake-Up Call

Date

September 3, 2012

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Research Fellow Yitzhak Gal discusses the Palestinian Economic crisis and its impact on the PA.

Media in the Wake of the Arab Spring

Date

August 26, 2012

MDC Research Assistant Ben Silsbee analyzes the effect of media on the Arab Spring.

Instability and State Weakness: The 'Post-Revolutionary' Challenge in the Arab World

Date

August 9, 2012

Dr. Benedetta Berti and Yoel Guzansky analyze the challenges that the 'Arab Spring' have posed to state cohesion in the Middle East.

בציפייה לתמונת ניצחון מדמשק

Date

August 5, 2012

Have Mercy on Morsi: Islamic Options for Egypt's Economy

Date

August 3, 2012

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses Islamic economic thought and its meaning for Egypt's economy following Mohamed Morsi's election to the presidency.

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Are Iraq and Turkey Models for Democratization?

Date

August 1, 2012

The Arab League Comes Alive (Middle East Quarterly)

Date

July 31, 2012

MDC Principal Research Fellow Dr. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman analyzes the effect of the Arab Spring on the Arab League's effectiveness.

Abdelkrim: Whose Hero is He? The Politics of Contested Memory in Today's Morocco (BJWA)

Date

July 31, 2012

MDC Principal Research Fellow Dr. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman analyzes how the memory of Mohammed bin Abdelkrim al-Khattabi, the leader of a five-year resistance to Spanish and French colonialism in northern Morocco between 1921 and 1926, is utilized in the modern era.

Women's Bodies under Attack: Tahrir Square as a Site for Collective Abuse

Date

July 30, 2012

Samir Ben-Layashi examines sexual harassment against women in Tahrir Square and in the broader context of Egyptian society.