MDC Research and Analysis

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The Revolution Devours its Grandchildren: Responses to the Disqualification of Hassan Khomeini as a Candidate for the Assembly of Experts

Date

February 27, 2016

Raz Zimmt analyzes the disqualification of Hassan Khomeni from running for the Iranian Assembly of Experts, and how it was reflected on Iranian social media.

The Economic Crisis in Jordan as Seen on Social Media

Date

February 26, 2016

Michael Barak analyzes the reaction in Jordanian social media to the current economic crisis in that country.

Saudi Arabia's Multiple Crises

Date

February 24, 2016

Senior Researcher Dr. Paul Rivlin explains the challenges facing Saudi Arabia in light of low oil prices and its regional rivalry with Iran.

Ifriqiya: Political Role of Dams in Developing Countries: Ethiopia as a Case Study

Date

February 22, 2016

Yanai Brenner analyzes the politics of water in Ethiopia, and the role that water plays in African regional politics.

Game Changers: Kurdish Women in Peace and War (Middle East Journal)

Date

February 22, 2016

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Ofra Bengio examines the role of women in effecting change in Kurdish society.

Between alliance and rivalry (Mideast Monitor)

Date

February 15, 2016

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman analyzes the complicated Israel-Egyptian relationship, and argues that it remains "solid, if not particularly warm."

Silencing the Conscience of Syria: Are Rebels Mimicking the Regime?

Date

February 14, 2016

Intern Marie-Sophie Roeder examines the phenomenon of abductions as practiced by opposition groups in Syria.

Uncertainty for the future of the Moroccan women’s movement (Open Democracy)

Date

February 14, 2016

Berbers (Amazigh) (The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism)

Date

February 14, 2016

Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman has published an article on the Amazigh (Berber) people of the Maghrib, in the Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism.

The Islamic State and Water Infrastructure

Date

February 10, 2016

Saira Khan explains how the Islamic State uses water infrastructure as both a weapon of war and a political instrument.