MDC Research and Analysis

Research fellow Harel Chorev explains why social media was a tool of, but not the cause of, the Arab Spring uprisings.

Senior Researcher Dr. Ephraim Lavie discusses how the Palestinian bid has progressed and speculates on the Palestinian Authority's and Israel's next moves in the face of a US veto.

In this issue of Iqtisadi: Middle East economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the Libyan Economy, focusing on its oil prospects as the war ends. In Hebrew.

MDC Visiting Scholar Alex Khlebnikov examines Russia's policies towards the Middle East and its historic ally, Syria.

Teresa Harings outlines the situation that has brought the jihadi group Al-Shabab to power in southern Somalia and discusses the group's relationship to Al-Qa'ida.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East economy, Yitzhak Gal discusses the Palestinian bid for UN recognition while Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the politics and economics of the Arab Spring

MDC Intern Brian Albert explains the order of events that have brought the Hashid tribes to join forces with the opposition in a bid to bring down the regime, in the Yemenite version of the Arab Spring.