... Armenia. Russia also plays a major role in maintaining the regional balance of power, forcing Iran to coordinate with Moscow on many issues
Tehran is currently facing significant challenges in shaping its foreign policy towards its close neighbor, the South Caucasus. Iran is forced to navigate conflicting interests. On one hand, it aims to enhance its economic and political influence in the region, but international sanctions limit its ability to do so. These sanctions further complicate the regional landscape by ...
The goal of the round table was to discuss Russia’s and Iran’s approaches to security and economic development in the South Caucasus. The meeting was attended by leading experts from Russia and Iran
On July 31, 2024, a closed round table “Russia and Iran: Approaches Towards Security and Economic Development in the South Caucasus Region” was held. Russian International ...
... region if peace and stability—and not a Eurasian “powder keg”— are the final goal.
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... confrontational or competitive relations with Iran, cement power imbalances. Therefore, if India's involvement in the region, as well as its rapprochement with Armenia, is brewing these imbalances, Iran may positively welcome this prospect.
Overall, India and Iran's interests in the South Caucasus are largely complementary, both in terms of developing communication and increasing Iran's role, as well as levelling out the balance of power in the region. The only problem that may cause some kind of “jealousy" between the two ...
... two-part article is to enlighten Russian decision makers about everything of significance related to their country’s unofficial “Ummah Pivot”.
North Africa: All Eyes on Libya
Beginning from North Africa and moving eastward through the Levant, Gulf, South Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia and South Asia, the first-mentioned region is plagued by the security threats emanating from the war-torn Libya, where a slew of external powers is competing to shape the outcome of its ongoing civil war. First and foremost among them ...
