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RIAC at Track II High Level Paris Meeting on Security Issues in the Middle East Region

... powers on the general dynamics of development in the Middle East, most significant challenges and threats emanating from the region, possible mechanisms and sequencing of solutions to Middle East issues. The discussion focuses on acute crises in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and potential instability in other countries of the region. Aleksandr Aksenyonok, RIAC Vice-President, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, represent Russian side at the meeting.

25.09.2018

Yemeni Islamists’ Triumph

... (AQAP), recently made a statement in which he announced the organisation’s involvement in the shootings of the Charlie Hebdo editorial staff on 7 January, 2015 in Paris [1] . . This act of terrorism was the biggest in AQAP’s history outside Yemen and was nothing other than revenge for the honour of the prophet Muhammad. At the same time, according to statements by the leader of the group the attack was carefully planned, with France being chosen because of its “obvious role in the war against Islam” [2] . Al-Ansi’s statement was no coincidence and fully justified. In fact in 2011 Saïd, one of the two Kouachi brothers who carried out the attack on Charlie ...

26.01.2015

Poll conducted

  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  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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