The intensification of the conflict in the Middle East, the operation by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic and the diametrically opposed positions of state leaders in relation to the current president Bashar al-Asad continue to be the main events on the agenda. Damascus has become the epicentre of a global political process and a trial for the modern system of international relations, and for the future of regional projects and bilateral relations. Turkey, like Russia,...
The war against IS has turned into a global affair, not only because the international community is concerned about increasing political and military tensions in the Middle East, but also, and primarily, because the terrorist organization poses a very real threat to the national security of countries all over the world. It is these considerations that prompted Southeast Asian countries to hold a special ministerial
meeting
under the aegis of the ASEAN on the growth of radicalism and violent extremism...
... Moscow joining the existing coalition. Even though Russian officials have stressed it that the country will not become part of the US-led coalition in its present form John Kerry said that Washington would welcome Moscow’s contribution to fight the Islamic State if the military campaign was “genuine” and not aimed at only helping Assad.
First reports of Russian air strikes
that emerged on September 30 from activists on the ground in Syria claimed that the primary target of fighter jets ...
... the perspectives coincide, be it slightly (as with ISIS, in this case), a business-like discussion is possible.
This has nothing to do with cooperation in fighting a common enemy. The fact that both leaders are speaking about a coalition to combat the Islamic State points to different, not coinciding, approaches, since the two have their own vision of the coalition that should be created.
For the US, the possible coalition would be a group of countries that share the American strategy and agree to ...
Main Groups and Leaders Brief Overview
The crisis developments in Iraq, Yemen, Libya and Syria are destabilizing countries in the Middle East. The growing turbulence and unpredictability threaten the very model of the nation state, which is struggling to react to the challenges posed by non-state actors in international relations – primarily by extremist groups. The inability of the state to counter the terrorist threat leads to an increase in the activities of radical elements, whose actions take...
... a Druze by origin, made it clear that should the situation with the Syrian Druze aggravate any further, Israel will not stand aside: "We are coordinating actions with our brothers in Syria and take care of them. If need be,
we will destroy
the Islamic State and Dzhabhat al-Nusra. “Tzahal will soon go into Syria and take Quneitra, which will become the center of the Druze state,” said another prominent Israeli politician
Munzer Safadi
.
Judging by the statements,
Tel Aviv is interested
...
It is theater shared by two parallel coalitions, i.e. the United States and Europe on the one side, and Russia, Iran and Syria on the other
This September, President Vladimir Putin has, on several occasions including during the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit, voiced Russia's readiness to act against the ISIS as part of a broad coalition incorporating countries in the West and the Middle East. This prompts some questions. What does a broad coalition mean in this context? Does Russia...
... unfolding in Syria. Since 2011 hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed. Out of a population of 23 million, 3 million have fled the country and 6 million have been internally displaced. Western Europe is inundated with assylum-seekers. The barbaric Islamic State organization has flourished.
Like the Saddam, Gaddafi, and Mubarak regimes, the Assad government already had a terrible
human rights record
before the 2011 conflict began. That bad record has become much worse over the course of the civil ...
The summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) took place on 15 September 2015 amid the Center–2015 Russian military exercise, the year’s most massive event of its kind, which focused on combat against illegal armed groups in the Central Asian dimension. The main theme of the maneuvers was due to predictions that the situation in Central Asia and Afghanistan may deteriorate. The Central Asian nations are well aware of this threat and make a point of potential assistance...
... diplomacy is just another form of diplomacy.
The current spike in Russia’s involvement in Syria, however, does not need to be linked solely to UNGA. Even without it, Moscow would now be sending more weapons and more instructors to Syria. As the Islamic State has expanded its control over more territory in Syria, it has posed more of a threat to the survival of the Russian-backed regime in Damascus. Thus, Moscow’s Plan A now is to help Bashar al-Assad keep his remaining strongholds; its ...
