MDC Research and Analysis

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The Emerging Role of African Regional Organizations in Enforcing Electoral Results

Date

January 23, 2017

Head of Africa Studies at the MDC Dr. Irit Back analyzes the role of regional organizations in aiding democratic transitions in Africa.

Current Israel-Turkey relations as expressed by the media

Date

January 15, 2017

Guest contributor Arad Nir examines the relative apathy expressed by the Turkish and Israeli media towards recent steps at normalization and reconciliation between the two countries.

What Can Make or Break a Kurdish State?

Date

January 10, 2017

Ofra Bengio analyzes the arguments related to the question of whether Kurdistan will declare its independence from Iraq.

Erdogan's War against the Kurdish party

Date

January 5, 2017

Duygu Atlas analyzes the political campaign being waged by Turkish President Receip Tayyep Erdogan against the pro-Kurdish HDP. In Hebrew.

The end of an alliance?

Date

January 2, 2017

In his "Mideast Monitor" column for the Jerusalem Report, MDC Senior Researcher Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman writes of the challenges currently facing the alliance between Saudi Arabia and Egypt - the historical leaders of the Sunni Arab bloc of states.

MDC Bulletin no. 62

Date

January 1, 2017

We are happy to present MDC Bulletin no.62, detailing the activities of the Moshe Dayan Center during Spring of 2015.

The Land of Martyrs

Date

December 29, 2016

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak investigates the radicalization of discourse on Turkish social media, after the terrorist attacks in Istanbul and Kayseri.

Using Social Media to Combat Egyptian Child Trafficking

Date

December 29, 2016

Michael Barak studies the online efforts of Egyptian civil society to advance social issues, with a focus on child trafficking and kidnappings.

The Battle for Mosul: A Situation Report

Date

December 29, 2016

Ronen Zeidel analyzes recent developments in Iraq's efforts to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS).

Social Media as a Window into Political Tensions in Iran

Date

December 29, 2016

Raz Zimmt analyzes the public protests on Iranian social media responding to restrictions imposed by President Rouhani's opponents on his supporters in the Majlis.