MDC Research and Analysis

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.

Raz Zimmt examines racism and incitement against Arabs on Iranian social media.

Michael Barak analyzes the BDS movement in Arabic-language social media.

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

Senior Researcher Dr. Paul Rivlin analyzes the impact of falling oil prices on the political economy of the region, and specifically on Saudi Arabia.

MDC Principal Research Fellow Dr. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman argues that recent elections have enabled both Egypt and Turkey to consolidate executive power.

In this issue: Bayan focuses on the tumultuous events of the past month in Israel, following the crisis in Israeli-Palestinian relations revolving around the al-Aqsa mosque, and their effects on the Arab public in Israel.