... Yemen as catastrophic: the healthcare system was destroyed; 7 million people were on the verge of famine; and there were some 300,000 confirmed cases of cholera. The humanitarian situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate.
Sergey Serebrov:
The Middle East and a New Round of Escalation of the War in Yemen
The clashes that took place last week were triggered by Saleh’s decision to switch allegiances, as well as by his harsh rhetoric against the Houthis. He announced that he was ending cooperation ...
... caused by Trump’s decision will be difficult to stop, as the U.S. President does not back down from his word
The recent decision of President Donald Trump with regard to Jerusalem is just one more surprise in the endless series of surprises in the Middle East. Numerous analysts overlook the fact that there are actually two separate parts to the decision, which has proved fateful for the Middle East. It is a double toe loop. The first part is about recognizing the whole of Jerusalem as the capital ...
... Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (
ISPI
) with the support of Think Tanks and Civil Society Program, University of Pensilvania.
The heads of over fifty research organizations from Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa took part in the work of the Forum “Think Tanks in the Mediterranean. Policy Options to Build a Better Future”.
The participants discussed the following issues: conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, Mediterranean ...
On November 28, 2017, Moscow hosted a Russia-Israel seminar on Middle East security issues. Representatives of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the delegation of Israeli Knesset deputies, with the support of the Embassy of Israel to Moscow, took part in the event.
On November 28, 2017, Moscow hosted ...
... Policy Center with the support of UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting brought together around 300 participants. Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, took part in the panel session on the role of Russia’s foreign policy in the Middle East region.
On November 12–13, 2017, Abu-Dhabi hosted the Fourth Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate, organized by
Emirates Policy Center
with the support of UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting brought together around 300 participants....
... between Russia and Iran on the Syrian issue, the parties see each other as indispensable partners at this stage and will continue cooperation;
Iran will try to convince Russia of the non-constructiveness of the U.S. approach to solving the issues in the Middle East and the impossibility of a meaningful dialogue with them;
In the short term, Russia and Iran will not be able to significantly increase the economic basis for cooperation;
Major projects with the participation of the state will remain the ...
... in Eurasian transport corridor North-South infrastructure provision, and in development of nuclear energy in Iran.
The following issues were touched upon in the course of the teleconference: Russia and Iran’s common and diverging interests in the Middle East, the risks of the U.S. removal from the international deal on Iran’s nuclear dossier, and probable options for the development of the situation around the Persian (Arabic) Gulf. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, represented Russia ...
RIAC Policy Brief No. 14
The events in Yemen has long remained in the shadow of the numerous crises in other Middle Eastern countries. Nevertheless, the Yemen crisis carries threats that have already started to affect its neighbours in the Arabian Peninsula and which might affect the interests of global actors in the future. The situation in Yemen has already ...
... strategic regions before competitors use shifting power configurations there to their own advantage. In the context of the global geopolitical shifts that are currently underway, Germany may lead a strategic pivot away from Eastern Europe and towards the Middle East. This pivot will be channelled in part through EU institutions, possibly garnering support from other net contributors to the EU budget. Germany holds an ace to reenter the Middle East through Syria. Namely, the German government may argue ...
... based on the leading role of an out-of-area hegemon, which acts as an external security provider and an honest broker in regional disputes. The United States appears to be the perfect candidate to play this role. In fact, the concept of a “Greater Middle East” popular with the J.W. Bush — Junior Administration in the beginning of the century, envisaged building various military and political alliances in Middle East and North Africa under the US security umbrella. This concept, however, turned ...
