MDC Research and Analysis

The June 2016 issue of Current Contents is now available. It is a quick-alert publication, reporting in brief form the appearance of articles on the Middle East in specialized and general journals. Current Contents is issued six times a year.

MDC Director Prof. Uzi Rabi dissects the current position of the Islamic State against the backdrop of its recent battlefield setbacks. In Hebrew.

Raz Zimmt discusses the use of social media by the Iran regime to memorialize their fallen in Syria.

Senior MDC Researcher Dr. Paul Rivlin explains why a majority of UK voters shocked the world and chose to leave the European Union.

Gilad Shiloach investigates a recent propaganda initiative put forward by the Islamic State, which demonstrated its far geographical reach.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the competing forces of religion and secularism in modern Turkey, as seen on social media.

MDC Junior Researcher Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak explains the reasons for the ongoing talks between Turkey and Israel to restore full diplomatic relations.

Dr. Miriam Nissimov analyzes the diplomatic efforts of Iran in Africa, both historical and contemporary. In Hebrew.

Arik Rudnitzky, the Project Manager for Tel Aviv University's Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation, explains the background of the founders of a new political party in Israel and what the party means for Arab politics in Israel.