MDC Research and Analysis

Dr. Joshua Krasna from MDC and Hadar Lasry point to Israel’s changing perception of itself as an integral part of its region, not a “villa in the jungle” separate from it, and its increasing appetite for issue-specific alliances and collective security arrangements. This article is part of a special issue of "Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs", published by MDC's Hiwar Forum, with support from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Israel office.

Dr. Brandon Friedman discusses the tension between Saudi Arabia’s aspirations for leadership in the region, and the necessity for it to act in concert with other regional actors to achieve its objectives, due to its vulnerability and military weakness. This article is part of a special issue of "Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs", published by MDC's Hiwar Forum, with support from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Israel office.

Chelsi Mueller has published an article in "The History & Memory journal", discussing how Bahraini historical collective memory of a Shi'a uprising in 1922 was used politically during the 2011 uprisings in Bahrain.

Brandon Friedman has published an article for the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute Perspectives series on the recent re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Nir Boms and Joelle Rosenthal have published an article for "Fikra Forum", which discusses Israel's multifaceted role in aiding rescue efforts in Syria and Turkey following the major earthquake experienced on February 6, 2023.

Elyazia Jasim Al Hosani from the UAE-based global think-tank Trends Research and Advisory, who spent a month in MDC as an intern, wrote to "Gulf News" about her time in Tel Aviv.

Nir Boms, alongside Giora Eliraz, has published an article for "Fikra Forum", which discusses the significance of the Saudi Muslim World League's (MWL) and Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) cooperation seen in the Religion 20 (R20) Forum, which took place in Bali in November 2022.