MDC Research and Analysis

In this issue: Prof. Elie Rekhess on political and ideological alienation in Israeli Arab society, and a review on trends in the Arab media and social networks.

MDC Researcher and Head of Africa Studies Dr. Irit Back analyzes the successes and failures of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in mediating conflicts in East Africa.

In this edition of Iqtisadi: Middle East Economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin investigates the impact that falling oil prices have on the regional economy.

Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak analyzes the return of Ottoman Turkish to Turkish schools, as well as the campaign by the Turkish President, Reccip Tayyip Erdoğan, against his political rivals in the media.

Raz Zimmt analyzes the responses in Iranian social media to the increase in bread prices.

In this article from the December 2014 issue of Beehive: Middle East Social Media, Dr. Michael Barak analyzes the reaction in Egyptian social media to the acquittal of Hosni Mubarak.

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