Between Moscow & Tehran: Regions of (in)Security
This blog focuses on the dynamics of Russian and Iranian foreign and securities policies in the Middle East, Caspian Sea, and Central Asia. It places the Russia-Iran relationship within the context of these regional systems and further examines the approaches taken by Moscow and/or Tehran to various emerging challenges. Nicole Grajewski is a graduate student in Russian & East European Studies at the University of Oxford where her research focuses on Russia’s relationship with Iran in the Middle East and Central Asia.
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As the three-year campaign to forcefully remove the Islamic State from Iraqi borders appears to have shifted toward Baghdad’s favor, perennial issues tied to Kurdish statehood are expected to reemerge amidst the backdrop of a rapidly changing regional…