... inoculation against war
However, the core reasons lie not outside, but inside the region. It appears that key actors—from Egypt to Syria, and from Turkey to Iran—are unwilling to engage in a full-blown war. Middle Eastern leaders are reluctant to ... ... victory of the only “reformist” candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, in the recent presidential election is a clear signal from society to the leadership of the Islamic Republic that people want peace, stability and economic development, rather than new ...
... to collect the required number of signatures to be registered.
There was no doubt that President el-Sisi, who has been in office since 2013, would win the elections. At that point in time ten years ago Egypt was on the verge of a civil war. In 2013, Egyptian society was divided between the Muslim Brotherhood*, led by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, and secular forces. The situation was extremely dangerous, as an Islamist win could have resulted in a
confrontation
between the parties. However, the army ...
... Sudan and Angola in the case of China; and East African countries in the case of India. It would seem that the Russian leadership is being cautious in this respect and is looking into the possibility of forming two test groups: large African countries (Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa) and a group of unstable Sahel states (the Central African Republic and Sudan). Time will tell whether this approach can help Russia come up with an African strategy [
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In the end, diversifying its foreign political ...
