... particular, experts discussed the Chinese investment expansion in the Mediterranean, the creation of transport and logistics corridors as part of economic projects of China, as well as China's political interaction with the countries of the EU, the Middle East and North Africa.
The participants of the conference were welcomed by Alexey Gromyko, Director of the Institute of Europe of the RAS, Corresponding Member of the RAS, RIAC Member, and Olga Butorina, Deputy Director of the Institute of Europe ...
On March 21-23, 2022, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) is holding the conference “Economic, Social, Political, Ethno-Confessional Problems of Asian and African countries”. The meeting was organized by the Center for Study of Common Problems of Contemporary East of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS.
On March 21-23, 2022, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) is holding the conference “Economic, Social, Political...
... of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, who was warning about a possible hike in food prices as well as about a famine—something, he argues, threatens food security globally, bolstering geopolitical tensions.
The Arab nations of the Middle East and North Africa end up in the risk group, particularly those having vast populations (
Egypt
– 106 million people;
Algeria
and
Sudan
– 45 million people each), those involved in armed conflicts (Yemen, Libya, Syria, the area of the ...
... Russia, the USA, a number of European countries, China, and India took part in the discussion
On March 7, 2022, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the regions of the Middle East and North Africa took place. Experts from Russia, the USA, a number of European countries, China, and India took part in the discussion.
The discussion focused on the impact of Russia’s military operation on the territory of Ukraine on the ...
... before the pandemic struck. In Vienna the talks on the JCPOA should move forward with an active support of the U.S., which is responsible for the current crisis. The return of the U.S. and Iran to the deal would defuse a looming nuclear arms race in the Middle East among Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The U.S. and NATO should strive to work with Russia on achieving mutual guarantees of security ruling out deployment of nuclear or/and conventional strike systems in the proximity to each other. Only the ...
... Readings” was held. Within the framework of the meeting, which brought together 128 speakers from nine countries, there were three public lectures, three round tables, and seven sections devoted to the history, economy, and culture of the countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
During the conference, there was a discussion on the wide range of issues related to the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa. During the “I.M. Smilyanskaya Readings”, participants discussed topics related ...
... certain reservations to the Protocols to the Treaties on Nuclear Free Zones are fully justified.
Another major challenge to the nonproliferation regime and a key agenda point for the upcoming 10th NPT Review Conference is the issue of establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear and all other WMD and their means of delivery (WMDFZ). The resolution on the Middle East, adopted in 1995 at the NPT Review and Extension Conference, is viewed by the Arab states as part of a package solution, another ...
Russia and India are late to the infrastructure game and will have to do a lot to catch up with their great power peers, but it is never too late to start
The latest Putin-Modi Summit was a global geostrategic game-changer unlocking the potential for the two great powers to jointly assemble a new Non-Aligned Movement (“Neo-NAM”). Their meeting came against the backdrop of both countries recalibrating their respective “balancing” acts. Russia has been engaged in high-level diplomacy with the U.S...
The MENA remains highly important, alternately fascinating and frustrating but full of promise and opportunity in a changing world
UK–Russia relations have been, at best, complicated over the past decade. This has also been apparent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where London and Moscow have often found themselves taking opposing positions, most obviously over Syria, but also in various other areas. Yet, contrary to those who believe that states which have their differences ...
On December 15, 2021, the IV Moscow Academic Conference “Asia and Africa at the Crossroads of Tradition, Modernization and Globalization” was held at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
On December 15, 2021, the IV Moscow Academic Conference “Asia and Africa at the Crossroads of Tradition, Modernization and Globalization” was held at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). The meeting was organized by the Center for Study...
