Search: Middle East,Sunnis (3 materials)

Russia in Syria: Obscure Solutions to Obscure Challenges, and the Risks Surrounding them

... enemy of the Sunnis. Details regarding the groups bombed, real targets for air attacks, or the fact that Russia has 20 million Sunnis residing in its territory will be virtually ignored. The most obvious risks are image-related. Russia is, as always, rather ... ... Russian Orthodox Church’s religious mission, etc. Such statements not only revive the image of Western crusades in the Middle East but also echo with the offensive missionary rhetoric of George Bush Jr. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah Salvatore Babones: ...

03.11.2015

Moscow Handling Yemen Dilemma

A second front seems to have been fully opened up in the Middle East by the whirlwind events in Yemen, which few predicted and hence have generated numerous forecasts regarding the consequences for the broader security of the Arabia Peninsula and the Middle East as a whole. They state that the Yemen crisis ...

07.04.2015

Shiites and Sunnis: The Danger of Major War from Syria to Pakistan

... Lebanon [2] , who have their own long-standing similar problems, have become the first victims outside of Syria to suffer from the religious conflict. However, this religious problem is affecting not only these states, but also countries beyond the Middle East. Shiites and Sunnis: Neighbors and Even Relatives Unlike other countries the mosaic of religious and ethnic composition in Syria will have a profound impact on the alignment of forces in the Middle East should the regime in the country change dramatically. In terms ...

25.04.2014

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