... growing military cooperation with Russia and China further solidifies its position as a counterbalance to U.S. influence in the Middle East. The OIC and the Arab League must recognize the strategic importance of these alliances and work closely with Iran,... ... Justice (ICJ) has determined that the establishment of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, is inconsistent with international law. Looking into the future, it is vital for the OIC and the Arab League to utilize ...
... politics. All of them are now performing, in one way or another, tasks to accomplish even the most ill-contrived goals of the USA. None of them receive anything for this that could contribute to the survival of their statehood and population, either at ... ... comparable strength. Since we are far from thinking that a threat to Europe could come from North African countries, China, or the Middle East, the only such enemy is Russia. However, it is linked to the United States by a relationship of strategic deterrence,...
... willingness to meddle, while Musk’s unpredictable influence adds a new dimension to transatlantic relations. European NATO and EU member states, torn between reacting to immediate challenges and addressing long-term concerns, risk further disarray.
Middle East: Rising Tensions and Experimentation
In Syria, radical Islamist factions are attempting to project an image of
“normality”
as they consolidate power. Meanwhile, external powers cautiously engage with these forces, pretending to trust ...
... 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,...
... confident in their own power and resilience.
It is still possible to maintain a limited military presence near and far, as Recep Tayyip Erdogan does in Syria and Libya. But repeating the experience of the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s, with hundreds of thousands killed and millions wounded, is now a no-go: Middle Eastern societies have changed too much over the past 40 years, and the region has advanced too far down the path of postmodernity. It is hardly a coincidence that the strongest proponents of escalation are the Houthis, who are the least affected ...
Soviet influence in the Middle East was ultimately useless, and now it seems Washington is heading down the same path
The confrontation between Iran and Israel has been going on for several weeks now. However, none of the parties directly – or, indeed, indirectly – involved ...
... countries are no strangers to American betrayal. Over the past couple of decades, they have witnessed
Washington use false accusation as casus belli to attack Iraq,
leave their Kurdish allies at the Turks’ mercy
and
abandon Afghanistan to the Taliban
... ... “light of the world”. Perhaps Pax Americana has brought peace and prosperity to the rest of the world, yet it has only seen the Middle East consistently set ablaze.
Regional powers such as Saudi Arabia continue to strike Faustian bargain with the U.S., as ...
... the fundamental problems related to the Palestinian–Israeli issue has been found yet, while the risks of escalation in the Middle East amid tensions on the Lebanese–Israeli border have mounted over the past few weeks.
How viable is a settlement of ... ... its Program Coordinator Ivan Bocharov.
Vladimir Mikhailovich, not so long ago a delegation from MGIMO University visited Jerusalem and Ramallah, the administrative center of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Could you please tell us about the ...
Beijing is rather reluctant to get deeply involved in intra-regional politics in the Middle East, as this could provoke new tensions with the U.S.
The current escalation in the Middle East has been described by many as a test of influence for China. For example, the media repeatedly suggested that the United States asked China to put ...
... suffer. And, of course, the Americans are not so much tired of Kiev as they are tired of having to spread their resources, which are not unlimited, in different directions.
Yes, they are huge, but, I repeat, they are no longer unlimited. Today, the Middle East is strategically much more important than Ukraine.
You may notice that I am not even talking about the issue of China, which the Americans see as existential in terms of their role in world affairs. Will they continue to be number one or will ...
