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As Russia seeks to expand its cooperation with Turkey beyond Syria, Moscow is unlikely to deter Ankara from a new offensive against the Kurds should Turkey decide to take action Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s repeated threats to attack Kurdish forces in northeast Syria depend on Ankara’s ...
... according to the rules of Chatham House. Vitaly Naumkin, Academic Director, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Ufuk Ulutaş, Chairman, Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (SAM); Walid Salem, Director General, The Center for Democracy & Community Development (Palestine); and Davood Kiani, First Deputy Director, Iran Eurasia Studies Institute (IRAS) made reports at the opening session “New regional security architecture: ...
... existing regimes and waves of color revolutions. Moreover, significant differences exist in how Brussels and Moscow see the energy domain. Russia and the EU have a contrasting view on how the Turkmen gas should reach Europe: whether through Russia or Turkey or Azerbaijan. However, since China has become the major customer for Central Asia’s energy, Russian interest in Turkmen gas has decreased, and the prospects for the EU’s plans to build any gas pipeline has decreased too. Therefore, the issue ...
Kremlin has nothing to lose but a good opportunity to have a significant long-term gain if the Turkish operation is successfully conducted On August 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared in a speech during an opening ceremony that Turkey will launch a military operation in Syria’s terrorist PKK/YPG-occupied eastern Euphrates region. After the official declaration of the upcoming operation, there occurred the question of “how will it affect the bilateral relations between Russia ...
... foreign experts, representatives of scientific and analytical centers of the Middle East region, such as the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies (IRAS, Iran), the Center for Strategic Research (SAM) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Middle East Technical University (Turkey), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia, American University of Beirut (Lebanon), Damascus Center for Research and Studies (Syria), Al-Rafidain Center For Dialogue (Iraq), Al-Quds ...
... southeast, an even longer interface with the Muslim world in the south, and the longest section of the Arctic shoreline in the north. Across relatively narrow straits, Russia is neighbors with the United States and Japan. The Black Sea connects it to Turkey, and the Caspian to Iran. India is not very far either. This not only allows but actually compels Russian leaders to develop 360-degree vision. Rather than standing, as before, facing Europe and America while turning its back on Asia, Russia may ...
... Azerbaijan’s problems, and even Ukraine’s, are too small to devote the activity of such a large organization to them. There are two states in the Council of Europe who are regular troublemakers and whose participation gives it real substance: Russia and Turkey. Russia’s departure would have set a precedent that Turkish President Recep Erdogan could have taken advantage of, given the opportunity. The deconstruction of the “European house” means communications between various segments of the European ...
... compromise with its opponents. For its part, Israel, fearing a growing Iranian presence and the strengthening of Hezbollah, and relying on the almost unconditional support of the Trump administration, is expanding its air operations over Syrian airspace. Turkey is in a hurry to consolidate successes in the west and in the north of the country, creating a buffer zone on the Syrian-Turkish border. Syrian Kurds are nervous – not without reason – and await another betrayal by their tactical allies and ...
... than expanding. Indeed, to deal with the Soviet Union Spykman suggested that the Heartland should be surrounded by countries disloyal to the USSR that are torn apart by internal conflicts such as North Korea, China, Afghanistan, Iran, the Middle East, Turkey, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Kazushige Kobayashi: Keep Calm and Carry On? A Japanese Perspective on A Post-Liberal World Although often criticized for being obsolete in the era of globalized economy, transcontinental aviation, and ...
... response to the continuation of the nuclear program, restrictive measures envisioned a complete stop to oil exports, though Washington made exemptions for eight states, allowing them to purchase Iranian oil during a certain fixed period. These are China, Turkey, South Korea, India, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, and Japan. The exemption was introduced for half a year, until May 2, 2019. Greece, Italy, and Taiwan stopped importing oil from Iran back in November 2018. By May 2019, all the countries covered by the ...
| 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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