MDC Research and Analysis

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the latest crisis between the United States and Turkey, traces the roots of the rift between Turkey and the West, and explains the current Turkish foreign policy conception.

Dr. Nahum Shiloh investigates how Africa has become an arena for the expression of Saudi -Qatari rivalry. In Hebrew.

Kurdistan24 Washington D.C correspondent Dr. Laurie Mylroie contributes with an article focusing on the September 2017 Kurdish independence referendum.

Dr. Iyad Zahalka discusses the recent appointment of a female qadi to the Shari'a Court in Israel, and its implications.

Arik Rudnitzky analyzes the current political / nationalist discourse in Israel's Arab society.

Guest writer Dr. Eitan Shamir discusses Israel's Temple Mount policy since 1967 and its impact on the recent polemic surrounding metal detectors on the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif. In Hebrew.

Djene Rhys Bajalan from Missouri State University and Michael Brooks, an award-winning talk show host in the United States, contribute with an article focusing on social media and online communications technology in Turkey.

Ceng Sagnic analyzes the potential for a renewed crisis between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region given the latter’s rising bid for independence.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the public struggle led by Iranian social media users against the deeply-rooted nepotism in Iran.

Michael Barak surveys the positions of Egyptian social media users regarding the accomplishments of President ‘Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi after three years in office, and the general consensus surrounding al-Sisi's poor economic performance.