... future of conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria,... ... security challenges. The establishment of collective security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the reformation of collective ... ... a high risk of conflict in spheres of influence between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey and other rising regional powers which ... ... into one another. However, evidence of increased contact with Russia by countries like Egypt and Jordan should be taken in the ...
Regional Forces in Yemen and the Possible Balance of Power after Saleh’s Death
... ... Saleh, formed a tactical alliance. Hadi, in turn, took refuge in Saudi Arabia, which intervened in Yemen’s domestic conflict. ... ... situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate.
Sergey Serebrov:
The Middle East and a New Round of Escalation of the War in Yemen
The ... ..., to Hezbollah, as the Houthi’s main sponsors. However, many Russian experts regard this position as a completely intentional ...
RIAC Policy Brief No. 14
The events in Yemen has long remained in the shadow of the numerous crises in other Middle Eastern countries. Nevertheless, the Yemen crisis carries threats that have already started to affect its neighbours in ... ... urgent measures are not taken to resolve the political crisis in the country, the situation could present greater challenges.
Russia has been consistent in calling on global and regional forces to work together in trying to resolve the region’s problems....
On October 5, 2017, along with the historical visit of the King of Saudi Arabia to Moscow, several events were held to focus on the current state of relations ... ... and Riyadh.
The first half of the day was marked by the closed seminar organized by Russian International Affairs Council and King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic... ... challenges in the Gulf and the prospects for political resolution of the situation in Yemen. The opening remarks were made by Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, and...
Adopted in late 2015 as a joint Russian-American initiative,
UN Security Council Resolution 2254
... ... Kremlin Strategizing
Many in Washington believe that the current Middle Eastern security system is far from adequate to prevent ... ... course of action is hardly the primary factor that has pushed Saudi Arabia into confronting Iran. Nevertheless, against the backdrop ... ... incentives to fulfill their obligations.
To this end, Syria and Yemen appear most vulnerable. The Syrian settlement is dangerously ...
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EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI
Boris Dolgov, Omar Mahmood:
The Syrian Conflict: Russian and GCC
Perspectives
The U.S. allies largely share the ... ... However, the U.S. seems to have lost some of its leverage in the Middle East. The Obama administration has also partially reconsidered ... ... American support for Saudi armed action against the Houthi in Yemen. In this context, the Senate’s recent
decision
to ... ... approved the sale of over 19,000 smart bombs worth USD 1.29 billion Saudi Arabia to replenish its arsenal, which had been depleted ...
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 ... ... Peninsula and the Middle East as a whole. They
state
that the Yemen crisis will trigger Saudi Arabia’s decline, because the Yemenis will drop their domestic squabble... ... between the Sunni and the Shiite with direct and indirect involvement of external actors.
Russian diplomats and oriental studies experts had seen the disquieting symptoms of...
