Syria

MDC Visiting Scholar Alex Khlebnikov examines Russia's policies towards the Middle East and its historic ally, Syria.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the socio-economic crisis in Syria while Yitzhak Gal discusses Hamas and its economic power in Gaza.

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel Daniel Parker examines the current status of the Syrian opposition against the backdrop of the ongoing civil war.

Senior Research Fellow Dr. Paul Rivlin demonstrates that Syria's economic problems are as polarizing as its ethnic tensions.