MDC Research and Analysis

Nachum Shiloh analyzes the place of Saudi social media in the Kingdom's rivalry with Iran.

MDC Principal Research Fellow Bruce Maddy-Weitzman argues that the Palestinian issue is just one of many on the crowded agenda of Mideast governments and nowhere near the top of their priorities.

MDC Research Assistant Jocelynn Ramiah analyzes the effects of the Boko Haram insurgency on the civilian population of Nigeria.

MDC Researcher Dr. Brandon Friedman analyzes the roles of Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia in the ongoing Syrian conflict, and argues that Russia's increased military presence in Syria has placed Moscow as a pivotal regional power broker.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin analyzes how climate change is no longer just a theoretical issue for those concerned with the future of the environment. It has, in fact, become an issue of major and immediate strategic significance in the Middle East.

MDC Researcher Dr. Michael Barak has published an article on E-International Relations, wherein he discusses the destruction of antiquities by the Islamic State.

In this issue of "Middle East Crossroads" [צומת המזרח התיכון], Dr. Omri Nir discusses the current protests in Lebanon over the accumulation of refuse in the streets of Beirut and the inability of the authorities to deal with the situation. In Hebrew.

MDC Senior Researcher Professor Ofra Bengio discusses the current rift between the Kurdish community of Turkey and the Turkish state.