MDC Research and Analysis

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Andrea Helfant

Saudi Arabia's Plans for Change: Are they feasible?

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MDC Senior Research Fellow Paul Rivlin and MDC Intern Andrea Helfant show how the recent decline in Saudi oil revenue – from $330 billion in 2012 to a forecast $115-130 billion in 2016 – has led to radical policy changes and assess the prospects for their implementation.
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Lebanon: Teetering on the edge (Mideast Monitor)

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In his article from the Jerusalem Report "Mideast Monitor" column, Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman analyzes the current danger to Lebanon's continued stability in the face of recent developments, including the decision by Saudi Arabia to rescind its aid package to the Lebanese military.
Eliyahu Kamisher

The Political Economy of Lebanon's Garbage Crisis

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Eliyahu Kamisher, the Steinhardt-Israel Institute Research Assistant and Intern, examines the multiple challenges facing the Lebanese state since 2011 through the lens of Beirut's conspicuous mountains of trash.