... Europe, are on the losing side of the conflict in Syria and this automatically limits leverage
During ... ... Dessì,
Senior Fellow within IAI's Mediterranean and Middle East Program, who spoke at the event, discussed ... ... closely.
There are multiple reasons as to why the European Union has limited influence over this situation.... ... policy towards the region.
On October 26, 2019, the Iraqi-born leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and ... ... main priority now is to resolve the issue for thousands of ISIS fighters and affiliates, as well as ...
The main issue for Moscow in the Middle East in the years ahead will be the implementation of a ... ... opportunity-oriented
Since the start of the Russian military operation in Syria in 2015, the configuration of political forces in the Middle ... ... was the issue since 1990s and accelerated with the invasion of Iraq in 2003, began to fade into the background. Two parallel processes ... ... does not mean a lack of desire to cooperate with the EU and the USA. Regional elites can use their contacts with Moscow to get ...
... impact domestic politics and popular attitudes. Accusations of interference in the electoral systems raise ... ... security concerns and disputes revolving around NATO and European Union enlargement, Russian actions in Crimea ... ... April 2017, the U.S. fired 59 cruise missiles at Syrian airbase on grounds that the Syrian military ... ... Romania, as well as in Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East.
How might the 2013 Joint Comprehensive ... ... between Turkey, Syria and the Kurds, and between Iraq and the Kurds, given Turkish, Syrian, and Iraqi ...