... its Arab opponents or even Israel, Iran is not dependent on external security providers—it is quite self-sufficient, as befits a true joker.
The current situation in the region may well prove to be a historical fork in the road for both Iran and the Middle East as a whole. What will ultimately prevail: the usual fears and suspicions of many Arab states about Tehran’s intentions and actions, or the new sense of unity in the Islamic world that has been awakened by the events in Gaza?
In the former case, the old lines of confrontation between Arabs and Persians, Sunnis and Shiites, secular and theocratic regimes will be splitting the region again and again. US attempts to ...
... launched as a Russian-Iranian endeavor is now
attracting more and more participants
, so in the future it may become a geopolitical project similar to China’s “One Belt, One Road.”
Thus, Russia’s geopolitical pivot to the South, towards the Islamic world and the Middle East, can be institutionalized within the framework of relevant geopolitical projects, whose sustainability should be buttressed by a solid economic platform.
The soft power of Russian Islam
Andrey Kortunov:
Russia in the MENA Region amid the Ukrainian ...
... which lying at the core of the talks on the so-called final status.
The wave of violence caused by Trump’s decision will be difficult to stop, as the U.S. President does not back down from his word. Anti-U.S. sentiments will continue to mount in the Islamic world, which will put the lives of American citizens at risk. The threat does not just come from the Middle East, but also from Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.
Trump is doing a disservice to Israel, which needs peace with Palestine in order to secure a safe and comfortable life for its citizens.
Talking about the possible variants, some of my colleagues,...
... Russian-Saudi relations. Riyadh's attitudes were also critical for the North Caucasus settlement that hinged on whether the Islamic world would recognized the regional
status quo
. While in Moscow, the future Saudi King said that the Chechen issue was ... ... that the nascent irreversible changes in the region should, despite all difficulties, facilitate the emergence of a regional Middle Eastern space incorporating the Arab world and Israel. Riyadh was eager to lead the emerging process and the OIC extended ...
