... More. China and Russia Should Help Restore Multipolarity in the Middle East
Postmodernity as 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 shoulder the numerous risks and costs associated with a major armed conflict in one way or another.
True, the arms race in the Middle East region received a powerful new boost in October 2023 and is likely to accelerate ...
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 in Middle East politics are keen to see events there escalate into a larger military conflict.
In other words, the situation ...
The two rivals’ jabs at each other are rapidly increasing in both number and intensity
The situation in the Middle East, where the aspirations of Iran and Israel have once again collided, is paradoxical in that there is no way out. Both sides would like to put a stop to the other’s gallop, but this is impossible without disastrous consequences for themselves. There are many reasons for this situation,...
... serious deterrent to counter aerial threats? The short answer is no. Iran must also consider the arrival and committed support of a US naval strike force that harbors an aircraft carrier and a supporting cast of destroyers and cruisers.
Andrey Kortunov:
Iran: The Middle East’s Joker
Most have been predicting a quick response from Iran; however, Iran may need to buy more time if it is planning to make a substantial attack on the Jewish state. First, it will take some time to set up a defensive ring around strategic ...
... to Haniyeh's killing has been swift and direct. Iran, a staunch supporter of Hamas since its inception in 1987, has provided extensive training and funding to the group, supplying them with rockets, missiles, and drones. Additionally, according to
Middle Eastern intelligence officials
, Iran has played a crucial role in helping Hamas construct an intricate network of underground tunnels in Gaza, designed to protect their equipment and infrastructure from Israeli attacks. Hamas has also received significant financial support from Iran,...
... to the Palestinian–Israeli issue.
How do you see the current state of Russian–Israeli relations?
Regional Trends in the Middle East: Political and Economic Dynamics. RIAC Report
Russian–Israeli relations have a solid and positive footing. From ... ... society, this has always been and will always be an aggravating factor in Russian–Israeli relations. Israel’s arch enemies are Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, while we have constructive relations with them. Let me remind you that Hamas and Hezbollah are designated ...
... efforts in the region and their impact on Moscow-Tehran ties. The experts also discussed military and political aspects of Russian-Iranian cooperation in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
The conference brought together Evgeny Kozhokin, Dean of the Faculty ... ... Eurasian Integration and SCO Development, the Institute of CIS Countries; Elena Dunaeva, Senior Researcher at the Center for Middle East Studies, the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies; Victor Nadein-Raevskiy, Senior Researcher at the Group of Institutional ...
... circumstances, political and economic trends in the Middle East require a degree of theoretical conceptualization. The authors of this report analyze the current political and economic trends in the region’s Arab countries and non-Arab states, including Iran, Turkey, and Israel. Additionally, the authors examine key foreign policy trends in Middle Eastern states.
Regional Trends in the Middle East: Political and Economic Dynamics
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... that, unlike its Arab opponents or even Israel, Iran is not dependent on external security providers—it is quite self-sufficient, as befits a true joker.
The current situation in the region may well prove to be a historical fork in the road for both Iran and the Middle East as a whole. What will ultimately prevail: the usual fears and suspicions of many Arab states about Tehran’s intentions and actions, or the new sense of unity in the Islamic world that has been awakened by the events in Gaza?
In the former ...
... associations in order to implement the [sic] Russia’s Collective Security Concept for the Persian Gulf Region, viewing the implementation of this initiative as an important step toward a sustainable and comprehensive normalization of the situation in the Middle East.”[
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Russian-Iranian Relations
Igor Matveev:
Settling the Syrian Conflict Amid the Ukrainian Crisis: Political Economy Perspective
One of the most notable repercussions of the crisis in Eastern Europe has been the strengthening of the Russian-Iranian partnership....
