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Despite the efforts of Middle Eastern countries to enhance their influence in regional and international affairs, they continue to deal with issues that require external support Becoming more evident in recent years, the latest events taking place in the Middle East may reinforce ...
... for Syrians. It is an international issue, and regional and global powers have a responsibility to eventually help Syria achieve long-lasting peace and stability. Possible scenarios for Syria Vitaly Naumkin, Vasily Kuznetsov: Syria: The Crossroad of Middle Eastern Uncertainty As of now, it can be safely argued that at least the dominant public narrative is that Syria must remain united. It resonates with the approaches of both regional countries and external actors. However, there is also a risk ...
... there has been no personal chemistry between the former Syrian leader and Vladimir Putin. Still, the Syrian regime change constitutes a new strategic challenge for the Kremlin and the name of the game that Moscow has to play now in Syria and in the Middle East at large is damage limitation rather than anything else. A lot in defining a new approach to Syria depends on the likely evolution of the former political opposition that is now fully in power in Damascus. This rather amorphous coalition includes ...
... Tangier, Morocco On November 27–30, 2024, the 16th MEDays forum “Sovereignty and Resilences: Towards a New Global Balance” was held in Tangier, Morocco. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the main political and economic processes in the Middle East and Africa in a context of global change. Within the framework of the forum, participants discussed key trends in political and economic development of the Middle East and Africa countries. The experts also paid a special attention to the ...
... assassinating of General Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, in Baghdad in 2020. Given the unpredictability of the 47-th US Commander-in-Chief, it might still be too early to properly assess the likely shifts in the US approaches to the Middle East region. However, some changes are easy to predict. Regional Trends in the Middle East: Political and Economic Dynamics. RIAC Report First, the US support for Israelis going to get even stronger than it has been under the Joe Biden Administration,...
Arab countries are not ready to significantly transform their policies and become actively involved in the conflict in the Middle East Over fifty years ago, in October 1973, the largest energy crisis in history erupted. It was provoked by an oil embargo imposed by members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), as well as Egypt and Syria. The ...
A vertical rather than horizontal escalation can be expected, involving other actors in the war In the autumn of 2024, the situation in the Middle East sharply escalated. Sporadic exchanges between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel, which had been observed since the October 7, 2023, attacks, evolved into active hostilities. On September 17–18, 2024, pagers and other means of communication ...
... state-building and political modernization in the Arab countries. The participants also addressed aspects related to the current state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role of extra-regional actors. The meeting was attended by leading experts on the Middle East. Irina Zvyagelskaya, Head of Center for the Middle East Studies of the IMEMO RAS, RIAC Member; Alexander Yakovlev, Chief Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Institute of the IOS RAS; Andrey Evseenko, Deputy Director ...
Nobody wanted to fight When the Israeli–Palestinian conflict escalated dramatically in early October 2023, many observers jumped to a grim conclusion that, from then onward, the Middle East was hurtling at an ever-increasing speed toward another major regional conflict. The military operation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Gaza Strip was to be followed by fierce hostilities in the West Bank, then by a large-scale border ...
... reflecting a determination to dismantle a key pillar of the Palestinian resistance. As the geopolitical landscape becomes increasingly volatile, the assassination raises urgent questions about the path forward and the potential for lasting peace in the Middle East. Andrey Kortunov: When “Iron Swords” Return to Their Sheaths This targeted killing of Haniyeh is part of a broader pattern of strategic actions aimed at weakening Hamas and undermining its influence. The assassination carries significant ...
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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