MDC Research and Analysis

MDC Principal Research Fellow Dr. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman argues that the euphoria of the Tahrir Square "revolution" has worn off, and the inevitable social and political conflicts have begun to emerge, following the ouster of Mubarak in the Egyptian 'Arab Spring.'

In the first edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin and Yitzhak Gal investigate recent trends in Israel's trade relationship with Turkey and Jordan, as well as the economic roots of the unrest in Egypt.

MDC visiting scholar Oded Haklai analyzes the recent expressions of Palestinian nationalism in Israel

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel Daniel Parker examines the current status of the Syrian opposition against the backdrop of the ongoing civil war.