... conflict resolution with a focus on Yemen, continued Palestinian-Israeli contacts, etc.
Ivan Bocharov:
How Russia's Policy in the Middle East and North Africa is Changing After February 24
The Israeli part of Biden’s trip showed that the United States was ... ... administration, which formally declared Israeli settlements in the West Bank not contrary to international law and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel. By and large, the status of Jerusalem, like the issue of Jewish settlements, is ...
... seminar “The U.S. Factor in the Middle East in the New Conditions”. The goal of the meeting was to discuss key regional trends in the Middle East, taking into account the U.S. factor. The seminar was attended by the leading Russian experts on the Middle East, and on the USA.
The first session was devoted to the results of the Middle East tour of U.S. President Joe Biden, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the Middle East configuration, the prospects for the creation of “Arab NATO”, and the energy policy ...
... hectares of fields have been deactivated.
As for the alleged cases of grain stealing, we categorically reject such baseless accusations. It was clearly stated on June 7 by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, that the organization ... ... agricultural products. We are aware of the importance of our wheat for the nations of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the
Middle East
. In the current agricultural year, our exports will amount to 37 million tons of grain, next year we plan to increase ...
... tries to push Turkey into revoking its prohibition under various pretexts. Finally, another trump card may be Turkey’s refusal to accede to anti-Russian sanctions.
In the current situation, a conflict with Turkey may turn out to be too costly for Moscow,... ... calling it America’s close ally. After the U.S. has essentially fled Afghanistan, another such case will result in the U.S. Middle Eastern allies totally losing confidence in America as a security guarantor. Washington should not be stripped of its “crown ...
... before the pandemic struck. In Vienna the talks on the JCPOA should move forward with an active support of the U.S., which is responsible for the current crisis. The return of the U.S. and Iran to the deal would defuse a looming nuclear arms race in the Middle East among Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The U.S. and NATO should strive to work with Russia on achieving mutual guarantees of security ruling out deployment of nuclear or/and conventional strike systems in the proximity to each other. Only the ...
... certain reservations to the Protocols to the Treaties on Nuclear Free Zones are fully justified.
Another major challenge to the nonproliferation regime and a key agenda point for the upcoming 10th NPT Review Conference is the issue of establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear and all other WMD and their means of delivery (WMDFZ). The resolution on the Middle East, adopted in 1995 at the NPT Review and Extension Conference, is viewed by the Arab states as part of a package solution, another ...
... domestic agenda, debates on this matter might even affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential elections.
Russia’s operation in Syria has significantly bolstered Moscow’s standing in the Arab world and increased Russia’s prestige throughout the Middle East, where high reliability as well as consistent and predictable policies have always been in value.
Washington’s reliability as a strategic partner and security guarantor has once again been cast into doubt. NATO’s ability to conduct successful ...
On June 22, 2021, a regular meeting of the U.S.–Russia Middle East Dialogue Group was held
On June 22, 2021, a regular meeting of the U.S.–Russia Middle East Dialogue Group was held. The event was organized by Washington Middle East Institute in partnership with Near East South Asia Center for Strategic ...
... countries counter external challenges is a tool Russia uses to avoid the temptation to return to direct control over them, in the interests of Russia’s security.
We must understand that for the United States, instability and military conflicts in the Middle East and its environs do not pose any threat to national security at all: the United States is separated from the most problematic region in the world by thousands of kilometres.
Unlike Russia, China or Europe, the Americans can look at regional processes from the point of view of a diplomatic game, rather than taking steps to ensure their own security. Therefore, for Russia, preventing such a development ...
RIAC and the Middle East Directions Programme of the EUI Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Report
RIAC and the Middle East Directions Programme of the EUI Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Report
2020 witnessed the peak of military tensions between ...