MDC Research and Analysis

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Ofra Bengio analyzes the background behind the recent protests in Basra, Iraq.

Caleb Esrig argues that Jordan's history of unhealthy fiscal behavior has made tax, subsidy, and spending reform difficult in Jordan, and has left the Kingdom beholden to the political demands of its donors.

Daniel Zisenwine examines recent developments in Tunisian politics, and the nature of its "success" seven years after the Arab Spring.

Mira Tzoreff analyzes the way that the youth of Egypt have become a significant challenge to the continued rule of al-Sisi. In Hebrew.

Michael Barak reviews the discourse surrounding the arrest of a Saudi cleric, Sheikh Safar al-Hawali, in the wake of an electronic book he published, which contains advice reflecting his opposition to the domestic and foreign policy of the Saudi regime.

Ariel Koch analyzes the social media controversy that followed the Dutch Party for Freedom's declaration of a planned Prophet Muhammad caricature contest to be held in the parliament building.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak discusses the social media discourse surrounding the well-publicized arrest of the leader of a Turkish sect, which appears to have been timed to distract public attention from the enactment of controversial presidential decrees.

MDC Amira Margalith intern Ariella Kahan recaps the results of June 2018 Turkish elections and analyzes the road ahead for Erdoğan’s new government.