MDC Research and Analysis

The second part of this review of Ethiopia’s economic development examines the strengths and weaknesses of the policies followed and the institutions established in recent years and compares them with the development policies adopted in East Asia.

Eline Rosenhart analyzes the way that the CAR has become an arena for the competition of interests between France and Russia.

Contributing researchers Dr. Emrah Çelik and Dr. Paula Schrode examine how the same narratives are co-opted by anti-Islamic terrorists and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but for opposing ends.

Michael Milshtein explores the legacy of the 1949 Rhodes armistice agreement, and what that legacy may mean for the future of Israel's relations with the Arab world.

Paul Rivlin analyzes the ongoing economic challenges faced by Ethiopia.

Rina Bassist examines new alliances between international powers as a result of the ongoing Libyan civil war.

Mohammad Darawshe's article analyzes the factors behind the historic low in the participation rate of Arab citizens, who stood at only 49.2% in the last elections.