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'Identity Crisis': New Balance of Power Emerges in Middle East

... states in the Middle East and the emergence of new states within this trend are not what the region needs today. "What we’re witnessing now is the fact that the regional center of power has moved. Previously, there were three pillars of the Arab world – Egypt, Syria and Iraq. Now, their role has decreased and the balance changed towards other Arab nations, like Saudi Arabia, or beyond the Arab world, to non-Arab countries, like Iran, Turkey and Israel. They are much powerful today,...

02.12.2016

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Russians and Arabs: in Search of a New Modus Vivendi

... dynamic. Arab coins and jewelry can be found in coffers of Russian czars, some Russian words can be traced to their Arab origins. It is worth noting that Russians and Arabs never fought against each other. Unlike the cosmopolitan Ottoman Empire, the Arab world in itself never tried to extend its domination to Eastern Europe, and Russia never considered Arab states as potential colonies or objects for its imperial expansion. At the same time, there has always been a lot of interest in Russia to the ...

08.04.2016

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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%)