Region: Middle East

How to boost Russian soft power in the Middle East

Is Turkey’s Matrak Worth Playing?

On June 26, 2020, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) conducted an online expert discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on the changes in the "rules of the…

On June 19, 2020, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in Mashreq region took place.

If the warring parties cannot find a political solution to the conflict, Libya will remain a country divided into two parts for a very long time

Opening speeches were made by Igor Ivanov, President of Russian International Affairs Council, and Vitaly Naumkin, RIAC Member, RAS Full Member, Academic Director, Institute of Oriental Studies of…

On June 10, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Iranian Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), with the support of the Embassy of the Islamic…

Ultimately, international actors should question the almost automatic support for the never fully implemented Skhirat agreement and begin devising new mechanisms able to place equal pressure on both…

During the blockade Qatar was always open for dialogue, thus winning the moral and ethical battle on this front

Future governance structures should incorporate elements of the old order but prioritize emerging threats and the needs of rising powers

On June 3, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) held a closed virtual seminar on the situation in Syria

The reality is that those fighting on the front are more likely to survive an epidemic than civilians living in overpopulated cities