MDC Research and Analysis

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak examines how the diplomatic crisis between Turkey and Russia has caused Ankara to reevaluate its foreign policy, especially towards Israel, and the reaction on Turkish social media.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the efforts on Iranian social media to increase the number of female representatives in the Iranian Majlis.

MDC Researcher Dr. Ronen Zeidel and Junior Researcher Ceng Sagnic analyze the Turkish military presence in Iraq.

Moran Levanoni analyzes the phenomenon of Captagon - a potent stimulant - among the belligerents in the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

Guest contributors Dr. Yonatan N. Gez, Dr. Johannes M. Waldmueller, and Dr. Anthony Boanada-Fuchs analyze the recent workshop that examined the status of the Kenyan middle class - a country where approximately 44.9% of citizens qualify as such.

Brandon Friedman and Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak examine the conflict between Turkey and Russia, against the backdrop of the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

MDC Researcher and Head of the Doron Halpern Middle East Network Analysis Desk, Dr. Harel Chorev, examines the use of social media and the internet to indoctrinate ISIS followers. In Hebrew.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak examines how social media services are used to disseminate hatred and incitement in Turkey.