MDC Research and Analysis

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

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

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

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.

Head of Africa Studies Dr. Irit Back analyzes the increasing importance of African regional and continental organizations and alliances in the solving of local problems. In Hebrew.

Ronni Shaked and Itamar Radai explain the context and significance of the Palestinian participation in the fourth season of the Arab Idol competition, whose winner was Bethlehem native Yacoub Shahin.

Michael Barak analyzes the outrage expressed by Palestinians against the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhun, tempered by the reluctance by some segments to condemn the Assad regime itself.

Adam Hoffman takes a look at how some Syrian social media users viewed the American missile strike in Syria.

Ceng Sagnic discusses the potential for shifting political alliances in post-referendum Turkey