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Regional Trends in the Middle East: Political and Economic Dynamics

Report No. 91 / 2024 Report No. 91 / 2024 Owing to contradictions between regional actors, socioeconomic problems, and political instability in some countries, the situation in the Middle East remains tense. Given such circumstances, political and economic trends in the Middle East require a degree of theoretical conceptualization. The authors of this report analyze the current political and economic trends in the region’s Arab countries and non-Arab states, including Iran, Turkey, and Israel....

29.02.2024

The Libyan Crisis: A Hotbed for Regional Instability

The conflict in Libya continues to be a key issue for North Africa The international community’s attention towards the Libyan crisis has diminished in recent times. The situation in Libya has lost its formative role in influencing the relations between the countries in the region. However, the conflict ...

15.08.2023

The Lebanese Center Al-Zaytouna Holds Panel Discussion on Multipolarity and Shifting Alliances in the Middle East

... the Middle East. The event was attended by experts, public figures, journalists and diplomats from the Arab world, Turkey, the European Union and other countries. The discussion focused on the issues of security and development of the Middle East and North Africa in the new geopolitical conditions. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, spoke at the panel discussion. Video

16.11.2022

The Shaikh Group High-Level Meeting on Security Issues in the Middle East Region

On March 30, 2022, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the regions of the Middle East and North Africa took place. Experts from Russia, the USA, a number of European countries, China, and India took part in the discussion. On March 30, 2022, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting ...

31.03.2022

Interests of Russia and UK in the MENA were discussed at the RIAC – RUSI Workshop

On September 9, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) held a closed workshop on approaches of Russia and the UK in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The workshop was organized within the framework of the sixth round of the project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations”. On September 9, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Royal United Services ...

10.09.2021

International Assistance to the Middle East and North Africa: Managing the Risks

Report No. 62/2021 Report No. 62/2021 This report examines the ins and outs of providing international assistance to the Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through the prism of risk management. It provides an evaluation of the original typology of the risks associated with the provision of external support and reveals the main endogenous and exogenous risk factors that determined the ...

01.06.2021

The Shaikh Group High-Level Meeting on Security Issues in MENA Region Work Plans Being Discussed

On February 5, 2021, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place. On February 5, 2021, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place. High-level experts from Russia, the ...

08.02.2021

Map of Official Development Assistance Flows to the Arab Middle East and North Africa

The infographic “Map of Official Development Assistance (ODA) Flows to the Arab Middle East and North Africa” was created using data on the allocation of ODA to the Arab MENA countries from 2011 to 2018. The project builds upon the RIAC report “ International Assistance to the Middle East and North Africa: Managing Risks ” published at the ...

20.01.2021

RIAC at the Conference "Prospects for the Processes of Destabilization in the Middle East and North Africa: Before and After the Pandemic"

The topic of the conference was determined particularly by the strengthening of the role of the religious factor in the emergence and development of conflict situations in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa On December 2, 2020, the Institute for Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) held the conference "Prospects for the processes of destabilization in the Middle East and North Africa: before and after the pandemic". The ...

03.12.2020
 

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