... “second option” for Russia in Syria?
The situation around Russia in Syria is up for debate. No doubt, Russia would like to lead a reconstruction effort in Syria, in harmony with all relevant partners, including the UN, the EU, the USA, China, India, Turkey, Iran, Israel, the Sunni Arab states including the Golf Council Countries (GCC-states), Egypt and Morocco. However, many of the parties on the list of wished-for partners are strongly hostile to each other, and it might therefore perhaps not be ...
Interconnectedness of Turkey with Europe and USA may be of good utility for Russian global foreign policy
With ongoing debates on Russian-made S-400 deliveries to Turkey, fate of continuing cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran in Syria and future of Ankara’s relations ...
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The aftermaths of the latest Astana Summit
The last meeting within the framework of the "Astana Triangle" revealed, yet again, significant differences between Russia and Iran on the one hand, and Turkey on the other. But unlike the September „no-deal” summit in Tehran, the discussion in Sochi was based specifically on the governing terms of a detailed Memorandum on Stabilisation of the Situation in Idlib. According to the document, Ankara ...
It is becoming increasingly more difficult for Moscow to retain its position as an honest, if not completely independent, broker
On February 14, the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet in Sochi to discuss Syria and hold separate bilateral meetings. Recently, new developments have emerged that could prove dangerous if each state pursues its own hidden agenda. The three states depend on the Astana format for ...
... Presence in Southeast Europe and Russia’s New Strategy
The United States is pushing forward only those decisions that assure their influence on the pan-European processes as well as strengthen their positions in the global confrontation. Russia, China, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, which are accumulating more and more influence in the region, taken separately, are not so powerful. In any case, they are simply not able to offer any alternative to the “European choice”. However, they have never even planned ...
... Euro-Atlantic region is not entirely correct, since over recent years, the economic, political and ideological influence of other important actors in the region, including new ones, has grown significantly. These actors are primarily China, but also Turkey and several Middle Eastern states.
The presence of many actors with diverging interests in the fragmented post-conflict Balkan space demonstrates that the situation in the region would be more properly assessed not as part of the "Russia–West" ...
On December 3, 2018, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation hosted a meeting for the Center for Modern Turkey Studies (CEIST) and the Turkish association REBTEK joint organizing committee of the first Russian-Turkish Media Forum.
On December 3, 2018, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation hosted a meeting for the Center for Modern Turkey Studies ...
... Cadenabbia (Italy) hosted a seminar “The Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities” on the margins of Istanbul Security Conference. The event was organized by the Turkish office of Konrad Adenauer Foundation, with the support of Başkent University (Turkey) and Middle East University (Turkey).
On November 26–27, 2018, Cadenabbia (Italy) hosted a seminar “The Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities” on the margins of Istanbul Security Conference. The event was organized by the Turkish ...
On October 23, 2018, in Moscow, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (SAM) held the 3rd International Conference "Russia and Turkey: Strategic Directions of Multidimensional Partnership."
On October 23, 2018, in Moscow, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Center for Strategic Research of ...
