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Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council, suggested that Russian bases in Syria give Moscow an additional tool of influence. “Infrastructure and the ability to resume the operation if necessary – not even in a few days but within a few hours – objectively strengthens Russia’s position in the settlement ...
The Syrian army finally regained control over Palmyra, one of the key strategic cities in central Syria, after four days’ intensive fighting. IS captured Tadmur (the local name of city) in May 2015, having travelled hundreds of kilometres unimpeded ...
Interview with Andrey Kortunov Russian military presence in Syria makes Russia a pivotal actor in the Middle East. How Russia defines its role in the Middle East? Interview with Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General. Russia is not a Middle East country, but it has been connected to the region through numerous ...
Hordes of politicians and pundits in Russia and beyond were stunned by the surprise end of Moscow’s operation in Syria. In fact, the Kremlin has achieved its key military and political goals, and with negligible losses. Many wonder why the Russians preferred to leave instead of capitalizing further on their victories. There appear to be several reasons that could ...
... the fighting resumed between the Turkish army and the PKK in July 2015. Since then, the Turkish army has conducted counter-guerilla operations in the region. The general staff of the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the military branch of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), reported the recent death of 27 Turkish soldiers during combats in the area of Sirnak, Gever and Nusaybin, three small cities located near the Syrian-Turkish border. From Ankara’s perspectives, the rising ...
On March 16, 2016 the German Council on Foreign Relations ( DGAP ) assisted by the Genshagen Foundation held a regular conference within the framework of the German-French dialogue. The discussion focused on the Syrian crisis and the feasibility of a joint Franco-German response to it. Special attention was paid to the prospects for cooperation with Russia in this field. Representatives of the expert community, political circles and the media of the two European ...
In a surprising move on Monday Vladimir Putin decided to start withdrawing military forces from Syria. The abrupt manner in which the decision was made is very characteristic of the Russian leader and how he has been handling the Syrian crisis. It has been almost 6 months since Vladimir Putin ordered to launch an aerial operation in the country ...
... tougher, more confident and more consistent way. Even if she has some new people in her team, one does not have to expect any drastic changes. Arab world is in search of new development model — You wrote that "the extent and the depth of the Syrian crisis requires fundamentally new social technologies and innovative formats of public-private partnerships." What does it mean? — The model of the Arab world after WWII was based on secular political authoritarianism, Arab nationalism ...
Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), thinks that greater cooperation between Russia and Western powers is possible in Syria and that the Russian people, like its counterparts, is wondering why a large joint anti-terrorist coalition doesn’t exist. Western economic sanctions have been counter-productive since they failed to change Russia’s position in Ukraine ...
... Hiltermann, Program Director, Middle East and North Africa at ICG. RIAC was represented at the meeting by Director General Andrey Kortunov and experts Yuri Barmin and Nikolai Surkov . The discussion focused on the prospects for peaceful settlement in Syria and on the overall regional context of the problem. The experts noted the need to take into consideration an intricate web of interdependence and intertwining interests, peculiar to the Syrian conflict. The participants identified the main worries ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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