MDC Research and Analysis

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A Drumbeat of Negative Commentary (Mideast Monitor)

Date

October 25, 2016

In his latest "Mideast Monitor" column for the Jerusalem Report, Senior Researcher Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman analyzes the reactions in the Arab world to the death of Shimon Peres.

Post Facto Jihad: ISIS' ‘Amaq News Agency Takes Responsibility for Lone Wolf Attacks in Europe and North America

Date

September 30, 2016

Gilad Shiloach analyzes the activities of the 'Amaq News Agency, a critical part of ISIS' public relations efforts.

From “The People’s Bank” to “Humiliation Bank:” The Campaign against Iranian Banks' Boycott of the Revolutionary Guards

Date

September 30, 2016

Raz Zimmt looks at the usage of social media by conservative, often pro-regime forces in Iran, despite their ostensible ideological opposition to such services.

The Fight against ISIS on social media: The War for Hearts and Minds

Date

September 28, 2016

Adam Hoffman investigates efforts to combat ISIS using social media.

The Development of the Sino-Iranian Limited Partnership: China’s $600-Billion Proposition

Date

September 28, 2016

Michael Schwartz examines the background and recent history of Sino-Iranian relations and explains how commercial and trade relations have changed between China and Iran since the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1.

From Great Expectations to Bitter Disappointment: Egypt’s Youth, After Three Years of al-Sisi's Presidency

Date

September 26, 2016

MDC Researcher Dr. Mira Tzoreff examines the real and virtual political activism of Egypt's revolutionary youth, and the Sisi regime's response to youth dissent.

Twenty Years of Cooperation between the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University

Date

September 26, 2016

In this article from the September 2016 issue of Bayan: The Arabs in Israel, Dr. Elie Rekhess reviews the history of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at the MDC, and discusses the challenges and opportunities currently before it.

Gender Aspects of the 'Virtual Enclave' of the Islamic Movement in Israel

Date

September 26, 2016

In this article from the September 2016 issue of Bayan: The Arabs in Israel, Dr. Inbal Tal analyzes the ways that the Islamic Movement in Israel utilizes virtual social networks as part of its activities among Muslim women in Israel.

Indefinite Agony (Mideast Monitor)

Date

September 26, 2016

In his October 2016 'Mideast Monitor' column for the Jerusalem Report, Senior Researcher Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman argues that the partial cease-fire agreed upon by the United States and Russia will not ultimately result in a termination of the Syrian conflict.

Five Years of War in Blue Nile State: Hope and Despair between the Two Sudans

Date

September 22, 2016

Yotam Gidron explains the current conflict in Blue Nile State, located in south-eastern Sudan, where fighting continues between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-North and the Sudanese government.