MDC Research and Analysis

Paul Rivlin analyzes the economic background of China's involvement in the Middle East.

Rina Bassist analyzes Morocco's motivations for joining the African Union, and the concomitant evolution of its regional policy.

Maha Karkabi Sabbah's article takes a look at intermarriage between Arab women and Jewish men in Israel.

Alexander Jacob Shapiro analyzes the circumstances surrounding the establishment of a joint Arab-Jewish municipal coalition in Lod following the recent municipal elections.

Yusri Khaizran sheds light on recent civil and political developments in Israel's Arab society, against the backdrop of the significant events that took place within the larger Arab world at the beginning of this decade.

Umut Uzer examines the development of a new, hybrid identity for Turkey's Islamist Movement.

Michael Milshtein examines social and cultural developments that have contributed to the Islamic State (IS) phenomenon in the Middle East and the West.

Haim Koren analyzes the ongoing relationship between Israel and South Sudan.

Paul Rivlin analyzes the economic challenges facing Tunisia, a country which many have claimed represents perhaps the sole success story of the 'Arab Spring.'