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The Three Phases of Jihadism

.... Stages of Jihadism The first stage of Jihadism, present from 1979 to 1997, was centered around both a jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan and the possibility for Sunni groups to contain Iranian influence at the time. It was effective against Russia in Afghanistan, but this phase was not very successful elsewhere and failed in Algeria, Chechnya, and Egypt. Phase one was characterized by a “nearby” enemy, which jihadist groups in their earliest form of organization fought against hoping ...

08.05.2019

Can the Idlib Memorandum Freeze the Conflict?

... of the Sochi agreements on the HTS withdrawing from the 15-kilometer demilitarized zone . Grigory Lukyanov, Ruslan Mamedov: Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East The HTS is split on the issue of implementing the Sochi ... ... exacerbation. And in case of failure, they plan to leave the country and continue their subversive activities in other regions. Al-Qaeda The “Syrian” part of the HTS is ready to gradually transition to the moderate opposition camp. Should the group ...

17.10.2018

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    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 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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