Syrian Civil War

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin analyzes through an economic lens the humanitarian crisis gripping Syria.

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel D. Parker provides analysis of the implications of a potential alliance between Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State.

Dr. Sadiq J. al-Azm discusses the factors that produced the Syrian Civil War.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the reaction in Turkish social media to current regional developments, including the fight between Kurdish forces and the Islamic State in Kobani.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the Iranian social media reaction to the current battle between the Islamic State and the Kurds in Kobani.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin explains the economic basis behind the Middle East's descent into increasing extremism and violence.

MDC Researcher Dr. Joel D. Parker examines the situation of Syria's Christian minority, who are caught in the middle of a bloody civil war.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the development of a war economy in Syria and the various factors contributing to the prolongation of the conflict.

MDC Visiting Scholar Konstantinos Zarras discusses ISIS, a group descending from al-Qa'ida with an enormous impact on Iraq and Syria.

Guest author Samuel Helfont discusses the history of the Sunni-Shi'i divide and its implications for the post-'Arab Spring' Middle East.