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China in the Mashriq: New Best Friend

... Notably, although Syria’s active inclusion into BRI should have a favorable impact on the country’s reconstruction, building the infrastructure necessary for the project requires subsequent maintenance, i.e. additional costs in the future. Syria’s economy is far from being stable, and whether Damascus can afford this is an open question. Lebanon: another point on the BRI map Ruslan Mamedov: Iraq in the World Dis(Order) Zhai Jun, the Chinese government’s special envoy on the Middle East, stated during his visit to Lebanon in March 2023 that the resumption of diplomatic relations between ...

06.05.2024

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Pandemic Amid an Economic Crisis: Challenges for Syria

... a company registered in the U.S. state of Delaware, on development of oil fields in the Syrian Trans-Euphrates area. Lebanese Crisis: Negative Consequences for Syria Another challenge for Damascus has been the growing internal crisis in neighbouring Lebanon. It has weakened the Syrian national currency and reduced potential investments in the recovery of the Syrian economy; more fuel was added to the fire when two explosions rocked the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, knocking out a key transhipment point for Syria’s trade with the Gulf countries. Alternative routes are problematic owing to the lower throughput ...

09.11.2020

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)