Project: Security System in the Middle East
- International Experts Discuss Latest Trends in Political Development in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Russian and French Experts and Diplomats Discuss Interaction of the Two Countries in the Middle East
Project goals: analyze the interests of the Middle East states in intra-regional cooperation and in cooperation with Russia and other global players; forecast medium- and long-term trends in the development of international relations system in the Middle East, and elaborate recommendations for government agencies and other organizations.
The project focuses on the prospects for Russia's relations with Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
Key Publications of the Project:
- Report “Russia and the Greater Middle East”, 2013
- Report “Squaring the Circle: Russian and European Views on Syrian Reconstruction”, 2019
- Working Paper “Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Arab Republic of Egypt: Opportunities and Constraints”, 2015
- Working Paper “Proposals on Building a Regional Security System in West Asia and North Africa”, 2017
- Working Paper “Russia and Israel: The Middle Eastern Vector of Relations”, 2018
- Working Paper “After the Caliphate: The Prospects of Russia–Iraq Relations”, 2019
- Working Paper “Russian Policy in the Middle East: Dividends and Costs of the Big Game”, 2018
- Working Paper "Russia and the EU in Syria: Need for New Approaches?", 2020
- Poliy Brief “Possibilities of a Strategic Relationship Between Russia and Saudi Arabia”, 2016
- Poliy Brief “Yemen Crisis: Causes, Threats and Resolution Scenarios”, 2017
Partners
- Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
Analytics (300)
Syria will most likely remain part of US regional policies and subordinate to US dealings with Iran, Turkey and Russia
ShortUAE officials have viewed Iran as a danger for many years, which is why Abu Dhabi lobbied the Trump administration to pursue “maximum pressure” against Tehran
ShortWith no “honest broker” available in the Eastern Mediterranean, the risks of new regional clashes and problems increase
ShortAnalytics
Interview (14)
The reality is that, like it or not, the West, including Europe, are on the losing side of the conflict in Syria and this automatically limits leverage
ShortIn an interview, Ruslan Mamedov unpacks Moscow’s policy in Syria and its attitude toward Bashar al-Assad
ShortInterview
Comments (49)
For the past two years, Russia has lobbied governments across the world to invest in post-war economic reconstruction in Syria as if it was more interested in this than Damascus…
Shorthe Arab Spring, armed conflicts and diplomatic crises, revolutions and coups, having stunned the international community at first, were provided with so many explanations later…
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Expert columns (34)
Washington has long-term strategic goals, but the world left by Obama is not the world inherited by Biden
ShortPresident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's tightening grip and economic stagnation are raising the issue of whether the events of 2011 are likely to repeat themselves
ShortEven facing the new, aggressive U.S. campaign, Russia will view Iran through the great power competition framework
ShortExpert columns
Analytics (300)
Syria will most likely remain part of US regional policies and subordinate to US dealings with Iran, Turkey and Russia
ShortUAE officials have viewed Iran as a danger for many years, which is why Abu Dhabi lobbied the Trump administration to pursue “maximum pressure” against Tehran
ShortWith no “honest broker” available in the Eastern Mediterranean, the risks of new regional clashes and problems increase
ShortAnalytics
Interview (14)
The reality is that, like it or not, the West, including Europe, are on the losing side of the conflict in Syria and this automatically limits leverage
ShortIn an interview, Ruslan Mamedov unpacks Moscow’s policy in Syria and its attitude toward Bashar al-Assad
ShortInterview
Expert columns (34)
Ph.D., Researcher, Political advisor
Referent at the Russian International Affairs Council
PhD candidate in the Faculty of Law and Political Science at University of Tehran and MA in International Relations from Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, Iran
Scientific Consultants
Academic Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RAS Full Member, RIAC Vice-President
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president
Project Manager
MSc in International Relations, Program Manager (MENA) at the Russian International Affairs Council
The event was opened by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Mehdi Sanai, IRAS President, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia (2013–2019)
On February 5, 2021, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place.
The event was organized by Washington Middle East Institute in partnership with Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Igor Okunev
Alfredo Toro Hardy
Leonid Leonid Grigoryev, Adrian Pabst
Comments (49)
PhD in History, Director, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president
Academic Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, RAS Full Member, RIAC Vice-President
PhD in History, Director, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member
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