Search: EU,Conflicts (5 materials)

Syrian Reconstruction in a Changing Regional Context: Challenges and Opportunities

... climate change. According to Syrian agricultural specialist Jalal Al-Attar, in 2015, water volumes in the Syrian part of the Euphrates decreased by 40% compared to 1972 7 . Earthquakes and frequent droughts have affected wheat harvests, leaving Syria ... ... trend over the past two years towards building new regional alliances. This was prompted by such factors as fatigue from ongoing conflicts, the need for mutually beneficial economic cooperation in the face of slowing global growth and disillusionment with ...

06.12.2024

Let’s reach out to Russia – for the sake of peace overcoming a “bloc mentality” and ideological firewalls

... All we have to do is look closely. The Nemunas (Memel) River with a view of Kaliningrad oblast/Königsberg, summer 2023 West There’s also a lot of excitement on the “Western front.” With Donald Trump as president of the US, the pressure on the EU will grow. The trade war between the US and China will intensify and, in keeping with the dictum “Make America great again,” not only will the conversation’s tone become harsher, we will see whether the US becomes part of a multi-polar or multi-regional ...

04.12.2024

I Think We Do Not Overstate The Danger

... resolvable going forward? Are we overstating the danger right now? Sergey Lavrov: No, I think we don't. I think we do not overstate the danger. And I don't think we yet fully understand the risks of further developments in the direction of more and more conflicts. You mentioned Caucasus. The Americans and Europeans are trying also to drive a wedge between Russia and Central Asia. They would like to keep this chaos and the expectation that it would be manageable in the Middle East. Question: And that's an area where they've had no real interest in for a ...

16.11.2023

If US, German tanks try to seize Russia’s constitutional territory, severe retaliatory action will follow

If the weapons including tanks provided by Washington and NATO countries are used to seize Russia's "constitutional territory" or used a sub-caliber armor-piercing projectile with a uranium core, Russia will take "severe retaliatory action" and may have serious consequences "German tanks have already appeared on Russian soil. I hope that Berlin does not forget how things ended up. I firmly believe that this time, our people will still stand the test," Russian Ambassador...

27.02.2023

Continuing Diplomacy by Other Means

The development of events we observe shows that one cannot count on wisdom in matters of international politics The main cause of the European crisis is the selfish behaviour of the Western countries, which forced Russia to switch to a revolutionary method of solving the problem of its security in the western direction, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev. A year ...

03.02.2023

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