... conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, ... .... The establishment of collective security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the reformation ... ... of conflict in spheres of influence between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey and other rising regional ... ... another. However, evidence of increased contact with Russia by countries like Egypt and Jordan should be ... ... intransigence concerning the Palestinian issue, East Jerusalem and the expectation that the Israeli government ...
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 ...
... mother: the invasion of Iraq. But it also has a father: Saudi Arabia and its religious-industrial complex. ... ... this approach suited both parties in that convoluted Middle Eastern system that operates to a brutal but ... ...
Boris Dolgov, Omar Mahmood:
The Syrian Conflict: Russian and GCC
Perspectives
The U.S. allies largely ... ... support for Saudi armed action against the Houthi in Yemen. In this context, the Senate’s recent
... ... Department laconically responding “the Saudi refusal is their own business.” However, analysts ...