MDC Research and Analysis

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

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

MDC Senior Researcher Professor Ofra Bengio discusses the current rift between the Kurdish community of Turkey and the Turkish 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 Prof. Eyal Zisser analyzes the implications of Russian and Iranian military intervention in Syria.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin argues that there is both good news and bad news with regards to the current economic situation of Egypt.

Itamar Dubinsky examines the current crisis in the supply of electricity in Ghana. In Hebrew.

MDC Researcher Dr. Mira Tzoreff weighs the various economic and political challenges currently facing the al-Sisi government in Egypt.