Search: Sanctions,Middle East,Russia,USA (6 materials)

The Coronavirus and Conflicts in the Middle East

... legitimate authority to succeed in combating the consequences of military conflicts in the Middle East during a pandemic The question of the political and socioeconomic consequences... ... makes this rivalry far more dangerous than the USSR-US confrontation. Andrey Kortunov: Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Achievements and Limitations Thus far, it... ... displaced persons are seen as the source of the infection. Ivan Timofeev: The Price of Sanctions is Human Lives Syria is a special case in the general picture of Middle Eastern...

26.05.2020

Sanctions Against Russia: A Look Into 2020

Policy Brief #27 / 2020 Policy Brief #27 / 2020 Executive Summary — The report asesses the risks of sanctions against Russia over the year. — By 2020, the use of sanctions against Russia had gained much more stability compared to previous years.... ... factors: the Ukrainian crisis and conflict in Donbass, the U.S. elections and the alleged meddling, the developments in the Middle East, etc. — Regarding Ukraine, the crisis has noticeably stabilized. However, we should not expect any significant breakthroughs ...

22.05.2020

Russia’s Position on the US–Iran Confrontation. Watching from the Sidelines

... of two powers The escalation of tensions between Iran and the USA in January 2020 has once again raised the question of what ... ... “nuclear deal” and the regional policies of these states in the Middle East. What is Moscow’s policy towards the US–Iranian ... ... committed to the “Nuclear Deal”. Nevertheless, in obedience to US sanctions, E3 showed their inability to oppose the United States ... ... escort to tankers, which has a negative impact on the market. Russia: watching from the sidelines For Russia, the US withdrawal ...

27.02.2020

Helping Iran to Make the Right Choice

Iran in the Middle East: Regional Spoiler or Stakeholder? Iran’s critical ... ... solution. Of course, Iran’s friends and partners, including Russia, argue the opposite. All these disagreements notwithstanding,... ... White House walked out of the JCPOA, introduced new and tough sanctions against Tehran, and started energetically building a ... ... the region and is in any case not prepared to establish any causal effect between these matters and the implementation of the ...

13.05.2019

Russia vs the West: A War Scenario and a New Logic of Confrontation

... Moscow respond to a possible US strike on Syria? The aggravation of rivalry between Russia and the West in the past few months is raising the urgent question of a possible... ... against one another had a specific and more or less verifiable pretext. The exchange of sanctions was based on understandable reasons. Various incidents were thoroughly and... ... escalation of sanctions for “promoting propaganda and undermining democracy,” an accusation that is hard to verify but easy to turn into a conflict-prone and provocative...

11.04.2018

Trio in Tehran

What are the Outcomes of the Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan Meeting? Limited Triangle Yulia ... ... against Iran. The feeling that Iran and Russia are in the same sanctions boat appeared in 2014 after the accession of the Crimea.... ... Signals to Russia Irina Fedorova: Hypertension between Iran and the USA Russia and Iran have become indispensable political and military ... ... non-constructiveness of the U.S. approach to solving the issues in the Middle East and the impossibility of a meaningful dialogue with ...

17.11.2017

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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