Geopolitics of the Middle East

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The Middle East is changing, Israel must be ready - opinion

Date

September 1, 2022

Prof. Uzi Rabi, the director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, analyzes in the Jerusalem Post Israel's position in the evolving geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

Sino–American relations and the ‘new cold war’: A useful analogy for the Middle East?

Date

August 30, 2022

Brandon Friedman, director of Research at MDC, and Ori Sela from the department of East Asian Studies at Tel Aviv University, published a new article in "The Global Policy Journal", which looks at the merit of using the lens of the Cold War to analyze contemporary Sino-American competition in the Middle East.

The “Four Plus One”: The Changing Power Politics of the Middle East

Date

October 7, 2021

In this inaugural MDC Occasional Paper, Josh Krasna and George Meladze analyze the structure of power in the Middle East during the past decade, mapping the main regional players and the interrelationships between them, and assessing the potential for future change in the politics of the region.

The GCC States and the Coronavirus: Between “Coronaphobia” and Economic Shock

Date

June 20, 2020

Uzi Rabi describes effective mobilization in the GCC states, but at the same time identifies public expressions of xenophobia between Gulf citizens and their large migrant labor populations. This article is part of "The Coronavirus in the Middle East: State and Society in a Time of Crisis".

The Middle Eastern Scramble for the Horn of Africa: Humanitarian, Agricultural and Educational Aspects

Date

October 31, 2019

In the new issue of Ifriqiya, Irit Back deals with how Middle Eastern powers are trying to increase their involvement in the Horn of Africa.

Summit or siesta?

Date

April 20, 2017

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman argues that the 2017 Arab League Summit held in Jordan contained little substantive content, but nevertheless served as an indicator of current political dynamics.

On the margin (Mideast Monitor)

Date

October 29, 2015

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.

Keeping the Pieces, but Changing the Board

Date

June 10, 2015

MDC Director Prof. Uzi Rabi and Ben Mendales examine the transformative effects that the Islamic State has had on the region, primarily through their doctrine of ‘kasr al-hudud’ [shattering the borders].

Russia's Leverage in the Middle East

Date

January 11, 2015

MDC Researcher Dr. Brandon Friedman analyses Russia's increasing projection of power and influence in the Middle East, where it undermines Western policy in order to advance its own objectives.

Regional Influentials (Mideast Monitor)

Date

October 26, 2009