Syria

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The Crumbling Caliphate: Responses on Social Media to the Collapse of ISIS

Date

October 28, 2017

Adam Hoffman analyzes the recent show of mass-surrender among ISIS combatants, as seen in Hawija and al-Raqqah, and how images of the defeat serve efforts against the organization.

Trump's First 100 Days and Syria

Date

May 10, 2017

MDC Researcher Brandon Friedman explains the Trump administration's approach to foreign policy and its influence on the diplomatic process to wind down the Syrian war.

We Love You Trump: Syrian Users on the American Attack

Date

April 28, 2017

Adam Hoffman takes a look at how some Syrian social media users viewed the American missile strike in Syria.

Iranian Reactions to the American Attack on Syria

Date

April 25, 2017

Raz Zimmt argues that Iranians are opposed to the chemical attack in Syria but are doubtful of U.S President Donald Trump's policy.

Changing Dynamics in the Syrian Crisis

Date

March 30, 2017

Alexey Khlebnikov analyzes how the U.S. and the EU now have taken a back seat to Russia, Turkey, and Iran.

Russia, Turkey, and Iran: Cooperation and Competition in Syria

Date

January 30, 2017

Brandon Friedman explains that the Iran, Turkey, and Russia cooperation in Syria is not primarily directed at the West; rather, Russia is trying to reestablish itself as Syria’s ultimate arbiter.

The Atassis of Homs: The rise and decline of one of Syria’s founding families

Date

December 13, 2016

The Islamic State: From Insurgency to Caliphate and Back

Date

August 10, 2016

MDC Director Professor Uzi Rabi explains what recent developments in Iraq and Syria mean for the Islamic State and the region.

The Khorasan Group

Date

July 31, 2016

Ariel Koch's essay sheds light on the Khorasan group, its members, and their capabilities, and based on our analysis of this group, attempts to determine whether or not it poses a potential threat, which, assumingly, could be aimed at the West and also at Israel and the Jewish diaspora.

The Islamic State and the Middle East: On A Losing Path? (Hebrew)

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July 5, 2016

MDC Director Prof. Uzi Rabi dissects the current position of the Islamic State against the backdrop of its recent battlefield setbacks. In Hebrew.