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On November 19–23, 2024, the Middle East Peace and Security (MEPS) Forum was held in Dahuk, Iraq On November 19–23, 2024, the Middle East Peace and Security (MEPS) Forum was held in Dahuk, Iraq. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the main security and development challenges in the Middle East region in the context of global trends. Within the framework of the forum, participants ...
... festivals, and bilateral days of culture. Lebanon cannot be described as China’s main focus, but Lebanon is still of great interest to Beijing due to its geographical location even if there are more strategically “useful” partners in the Greater Middle East and in the Mashriq (for example, Syria and Iraq attract much more Chinese investment). The ports of Tripoli and Beirut may be more actively used by China in the future as trade hubs in the Mediterranean, and thus might be extremely helpful for the BRI further development. The two sides of the ...
... organized by Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD), Baghdad-based think-tank. The goal of the meeting was to discuss contemporary global and regional challenges. The welcome remarks were delivered by Mohammed al-Sudani, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq. The forum was attended by more than a thousand public and political figures, scholars, experts, and journalists from the Middle East, as well as from the other regions of the world. In total, representatives from 35 countries took part in the meeting. Within the framework of the forum, a number of expert discussions were held. In particular, there was a discussion on the ...
... were: Irina Zvyagelskaya, Head of Center for the Middle East Studies of the IMEMO RAS, RIAC Member; Grigory Lukyanov, Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the IOS RAS. During the event, experts discussed regional tendencies in the Middle East, which are most notable in Iraq, as well as the current socio-political situation in that country. Besides, one of the discussion topics was the evolution of Russian studies on Iraq. The discussion was moderated by Ivan Bocharov, Program Coordinator at the RIAC.
... Middle East under New Conditions Saddam Hussein’s foreign policy could be described as adventurous. Unlike his predecessor, Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr, he was less careful in making decisions (or delaying the decision-making, which, of course, is also a Middle East game). A chain of events, estimated in Saddam Hussein’s own way early in his reign, led first to Iraq’s war with Iran (1980–1988), the most brutal one since World War II, killing nearly a million Iraqis and Iranians. Then, it invaded Kuwait (1990–1991), which also resulted in a very negative fallout. The UN stood up against Iraq and massive ...
... was organized by Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue, Baghdad-based think-tank. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the main problems of contemporary world. More than a thousand public and political figures, scientists, experts, and journalists from Iraq, the Middle East and the whole world attended the RCD Forum 2022. In total, representatives of 33 countries took part in the meeting. The RCD Forum 2022 included a series of workshops, as well as several panel discussions on key regional and global trends....
... and westward from the Operation Source of Peace area. The goal is to finally establish a safe zone stretching from Idlib to Iraq’s border. In this case, Ankara will have to overcome the resistance of both Washington and Moscow, and it will make it ... ... calling it America’s close ally. After the U.S. has essentially fled Afghanistan, another such case will result in the U.S. Middle Eastern allies totally losing confidence in America as a security guarantor. Washington should not be stripped of its “crown ...
... security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place. High-level experts from Russia, the U.S., France, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, China, and India took part in the discussion. The discussion focused on the attempts of the leadership of Iraq to mediate in negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as the potential impact of the change of power in Afghanistan on the balance of power in the region and the prospects for strengthening security in the Middle East. Irina Zvyagelskaya, RIAC Member, Head of the Center for the Middle East Studies at RAS IMEMO, Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies at MGIMO MFA, Senior Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at RAS Institute of Oriental ...
... the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place On August 10, 2021, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place. High-level experts from Russia, the U.S., France, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, China, and India took part in the discussion. The discussion focused on the political dynamics in Iraq, relations of this country with the United States during Joe Biden administration, and the role of Iraq as a mediator in the dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The experts were addressed by Renad Mansour, one of the leading international experts ...
... On July 28, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Center for Political Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, with the support of the Embassy of Israel in Russia held a closed online seminar “Assessing the Middle East conflicts (Lebanon, Iraq and Libya). View from Russia and Israel”. The event was attended by leading experts and diplomats from Russia and Israel. The seminar was divided into two sessions: "Political instability in Lebanon and Iraq: View from Russia and Israel" ...
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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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