MDC Research and Analysis

In the latest issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Dr. Ronen Zeidel examines the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary election, revealing a fragmented political landscape where Prime Minister al-Sudani's electoral victory faces challenges from internal Shiʿi divisions and competing American and Iranian pressures in shaping Iraq's next government.

In our latest issue of Turkeyscope, Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak examines how Ankara’s response to the Gaza war has evolved into a broad delegitimization campaign against Israel. He shows how diplomatic moves, media narratives, and international legal steps increasingly frame Israel as a strategic threat while legitimizing Hamas, transforming bilateral ties into an ideological confrontation with long-term regional consequences.

Findings of an In-depth survey of the Arab community in Israel following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. This survey was conducted in November 2025 and was initiated by the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at MDC.

In this latest edition of Tel Aviv Notes, Josh Krasna examines the Abraham Accords from the Emirati and Bahraini perspectives.

In our latest issue of Turkeyscope, Prof. Nuh Arslantaş sheds light on the Jewish minority in Turkey and how its positive relationship with the Muslim-majority government stands on centuries of cooperation and commitment to pluralism.

In our latest issue of Turkeyscope, Spyros Katsoulas explains how the triangular Israeli-Greek-Cyprus relationship survived the test of the 12 day war with Iran this past June, while noting that challenges remain on the horizon stemming from both Turkish and Israeli policy trajectories.

In this latest edition of Tel Aviv Notes, Nir Boms and Karim Nassar examine the Suwayda crisis in Syria and how it has affected the delicate balance of relations between the new government in Syria and its Druze minority.