MDC Research and Analysis

Paul Rivlin examines the diverse economic effects of conflict on Arab countries five years after the Arab Spring.

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

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

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

The December 2016 issue of Current Contents is now available, thus completing the year. Current Contents is a quick-alert publication, which reports in brief form the appearance of articles on the Middle East in specialized and general journals.

In this article from the December 2016 issue of Bayan, Nasreen Hadad Haj Yahya analyzes the challenges that young Arab citizens of Israel face when seeking employment.

In this article from the December 2016 issue of Bayan, Shlomi Daskal examines the recent elections held in Nazareth Illit and the fundamental regional changes reflected therein.

Itamar Dubinsky analyzes the 2016 elections held in Ghana. In Hebrew.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the ways that Turkey uses its domestic arms industry as a tool for leveraging its position internationally.

Alan Makovsky examines the prospect that the Cyprus problem could impede Israel’s and Turkey’s energy plans.