MDC Research and Analysis

Joyce van de Bildt examines the phenomenon of imams being dispatched from the Middle East to serve Muslim immigrant communities in Europe.

Research fellow Harel Chorev explains why social media was a tool of, but not the cause of, the Arab Spring uprisings.

Senior Researcher Dr. Ephraim Lavie discusses how the Palestinian bid has progressed and speculates on the Palestinian Authority's and Israel's next moves in the face of a US veto.

In this issue of Iqtisadi: Middle East economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the Libyan Economy, focusing on its oil prospects as the war ends. In Hebrew.

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

Teresa Harings outlines the situation that has brought the jihadi group Al-Shabab to power in southern Somalia and discusses the group's relationship to Al-Qa'ida.