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How Can BRICS Take Africa Aboard?

... officially using some of the most widely spoken languages, the organization can hardly claim a truly high level of geographical, religious and linguistic representation In recent months, at least six African states have declared their desire to join BRICS. Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan (before commencement of the civil conflict) explicitly indicated this, while Ethiopia was the last to declare its intention in late June 2023. In total, the number of candidates for accession has reached 20 ...

13.07.2023

International Organizations in Algeria’s Foreign Policy

In 2022, Algeria not only enhanced its participation in regional international organizations; it also declared its ambitions on a different, higher or even global level The application to join BRICS, hosting the LAS summit, the new international activity of ...

07.02.2023

Meeting with Algerian Scientist Yahia Zoubir

... Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IOS RAS) held a meeting with Yahia Zoubir. He is a Professor of International Relations and International Management, and Director of Research in Geopolitics at KEDGE Business School (Algeria). The event was dedicated to the discussion of the Maghreb countries in the system of international relations. From the side of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) the meeting was attended by: Vasily Kuznetsov, Head of the Center ...

25.02.2022

Western Sahara and Russian Arms Sales: A Review

Should Russia review its arms sales policy to Algeria considering its increasingly closer ties with Morocco and the recent flare-up of tensions in Western Sahara? Should Russia review its arms sales policy to Algeria considering its increasingly closer ties with Morocco and the recent flare-up ...

09.04.2021

2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

The impeachment process of US President Donald Trump and the US role in the MENA region would determine the future of conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria, Turkey and Iran “When I thought I had already reached the bottom, they knocked from below.” — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec This quote of the polish aphorist and poet of the 20 th century, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, serves as a perfect epigraph to ...

13.01.2020

The Arab World: Between Violence and Consensus

... playgrounds for terrorists; so too are Barcelona, Nice, Paris, Berlin, Boston, St. Petersburg and many other ostensibly safe cities. The majority of the political regimes in the Middle East are perfectly stable, and the reforms implemented in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Jordan following the events of 2011, have had a positive effect on the development of these countries, especially against the backdrop of the misfortune that has befallen the region as a whole. Even the most problematic countries ...

24.01.2018

Algeria: Russia’s Crisis-Proof Partner in the Arab World

Algeria is a rare Arab country still unhurt by the surrounding disruptions and capable of an independent foreign policy. Although in 2014-2015 its economy worsened due to the visible drop in hydrocarbons prices and a slump in domestic gas production,...

01.06.2016

Nuclear geopolitics. Shifting sands along Africa’s Uranium Road

... addition, NGOs and other issue-shaping assets backed by the Hungarian-born Soros are using print and social media to buzz up human rights issues, corporate social responsibility themes and social inclusion connected with Russia's longstanding ally, Algeria. Niger is the world’s fifth largest producer of U3O8. But its current production is three fold less than newcomer Kazakhstan. Through a contractual arrangement with Areva “yellow cake” from Niger is underselling top producer ...

19.02.2014

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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