Region: Middle East
The era of great-power dominance is fading. Moscow’s future lies in mastering regional diplomacy
ShortThe Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) and the Governance and Policy Think Tank (GPTT) was signed
ShortSyria’s reconstruction is one of the main and most pressing challenges of its post-war development
ShortOn November 27–30, 2024, the 16th MEDays forum “Sovereignty and Resilences: Towards a New Global Balance” was held in Tangier, Morocco
ShortOn November 19–23, 2024, the Middle East Peace and Security (MEPS) Forum was held in Dahuk, Iraq
ShortWill Russia continue its “business as usual” aimed at maintaining the existing status-quo or will it be forced to review and to revise its positions towards Israel, Palestinians, Iran and its main partners in the Arab world?
ShortArab countries are not ready to significantly transform their policies and become actively involved in the conflict in the Middle East
ShortBRICS intends to turn itself into one of the most articulated voices of all the Global South, which so far remains grossly underrepresented within most multilateral international institutions
ShortA vertical rather than horizontal escalation can be expected, involving other actors in the war
ShortOn October 21, 2024, an expert discussion “Emerging Contours of Arab Political Development” was held. Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IOS RAS) organized the meeting
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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%)
