... President of the Russian Federation discussed the current situation in Syria with his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also confirmed the significance of the Turkish Stream for the stable and secure development of the economy of Turkey and other states.
The meeting between the President of the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman focused on energy issues, with the two parties agreeing to extend the agreement on cutting oil production.
Vladimir ...
... Cadenabbia (Italy) hosted a seminar “The Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities” on the margins of Istanbul Security Conference. The event was organized by the Turkish office of Konrad Adenauer Foundation, with the support of Başkent University (Turkey) and Middle East University (Turkey).
On November 26–27, 2018, Cadenabbia (Italy) hosted a seminar “The Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities” on the margins of Istanbul Security Conference. The event was organized by the Turkish ...
... doomed to decline continuously turning the Kremlin into an explicitly marginal player in the regional politics. Indeed, Russia’s interests and attention were limited mostly to three non-Arab states in the periphery of the Arab world. The first was Turkey — a highly controversial, but a very important partner in the Black Sea area and in the Northern and Southern Caucasus, in trade and investment, in energy and in tourism. The second was Iran — another difficult ally, which played an active ...
... helping it to remain among the global hi-tech leaders.
Israel spares no funds on military research and development, which absorbs around 9 per cent of the country’s military budget. This proportion is much higher than in other countries (for example, Turkey with 1 per cent or South Korea with 5.4 per cent) [
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]. Since 2007, the United States has remained the leading supplier of military products to Israel. The latter enjoys the status of Washington’s key ally outside NATO, and thus gets extensive ...
... further Iranian influence over Damascus is to be expected.
At the same time, it creates a number of quite big obstacles for moving forward with the political process and reforms in Syria. Excessive Iranian presence in Syria irritates Israel, the US, Turkey, Russia, and even Damascus itself. Being weak and with no foreign alternative to rely on regarding the funds for reconstruction, Syrian government is pushed closer to Iran. As a result, progress in political process, reconstruction, and return ...
... drones capable of both intelligence and strike missions. Following the United States with its MQ-25 Stingray programme, China is developing ship-based drones and unmanned vehicles capable of interacting with manned aircraft.
The United Kingdom, Israel, Turkey, Iran and Japan also lay the claim to a place among the world’s leading drone manufacturers. Military strategists of small and large states believe that, in future, unmanned vehicles will form the backbone of their air force. Back in 2015, United ...
... participating in it should be developed soon. It may be reasonable to use this organization to promote confidence-building measures and encourage the creation of a regional security structure. In conjunction with the Syrian peace talks led by Russia, Turkey and Iran, these steps may benefit all parties, both regional and external.
Nevertheless, in spite of the positive shifts in relations between Moscow and Baghdad, many factors still depend on the political processes inside Iraq as well as the policies ...
... global stability, and an increase in international tension.
The forum also discussed the processes occurring in the Arab world and on the African continent, as well as the external influence on them. Special attention was paid to the foreign policy of Turkey, Iran, and Qatar.
The impressive array of experts assembled in the strategic dialog allowed for a fruitful discussion and expansion of ideas about current international trends.
... politicians will call for delays and waiting, or otherwise require Moscow to undergo endless additional verifications? Answer: There is every reason to suppose that a reformed and democratic Russia will be in the position not of Ukraine, but rather of Turkey, which has waited in vain for a half-century for the question of its full entry into the EU to be decided.
So whither, all things considered, should Russia return: to the romantic Europe of 1995, full of optimism and courage, or to the triumphant,...
On October 23, 2018, in Moscow, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (SAM) held the 3rd International Conference "Russia and Turkey: Strategic Directions of Multidimensional Partnership."
On October 23, 2018, in Moscow, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Center for Strategic Research of ...
