MDC Research and Analysis

In our latest issue of Turkeyscope, Joseph Epstein examines the US-Turkey relationship after October 7th. Erdogan's decision to diplomatically support Hamas has complicated the relationship, adding new challenges amidst a rapidly changing balance of power in the Middle East.

In this new edition of Tel Aviv Notes, Jonathan Franco examines the ideology of Ansar Allah (commonly referred to as the Houthis) and explains how it mobilizes its ideology to justify its intervention in the Israel-Gaza War.

The current issue of "Bayan: Quarterly Review of Arab Society in Israel" contains an article by Dr. Yusri Khaizran which examines the reaction of the Arab public to the events of the war that broke out on October 7, 2023, against the backdrop of the emergence of civil discourse as an alternative to the national discourse in Arab society over the past decade.

In the latest issue of Turkeyscope, Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes new educational initiatives led by the ruling AKP, including a recent pro-Palestinian classroom activity that links the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza to the Ottoman defense of Gallipoli during the First World War.

Bustan Vol.15, No.1 (August 2024).

In our latest edition of Turkeyscope, Joel Parker discusses the chances of a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria. He argues that the Syrian regime will not accept full normalization without an end to Turkish military presence in northeastern Syria, which is unlikely to happen.