MDC Research and Analysis

Senior Researcher Paul Rivlin analyzes the economic effects of the collapse in oil prices on the economy of the Gulf states dependent on energy revenues. In Hebrew.

MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman examines how the Saudis viewed U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia for the Arab Islamic American Summit.

MDC Senior Researcher Paul Rivlin explains the evolving social and economic conditions in the Gaza Strip, using several recently released reports that provide new data on recent developments.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the social media campaign to "convert ‎Old Turkey‎‎ into Erdoğan‎’‎‎s New Turkey."

Michael Barak examines the reaction to the Palestinian prisoner's hunger strike on Middle Eastern social media.

Ayelet Levy analyzes the return of Morocco to the African Union as a full member, and the concomitant decision by Moroccan King Mohammad VI to not attend the 2017 Arab League Summit. In Hebrew.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the Iranian reaction to the new Hamas charter, which called for a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders.

Guest writer Egemen Bezci discusses the recent nadir in the relationship between Turkey and the EU.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the motivations behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's inflammatory speech on 8 May 2017.

MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman explains the Trump administration's approach to foreign policy and its influence on the diplomatic process to wind down the Syrian war.