... agreements may be temporary, it is already possible to recap interim outcomes including for the Gulf monarchies which managed to wait out the hot phase of the confrontation and avoid direct involvement in the hostilities.
The current conflict in the Middle East is significantly different from the 12-Day War of last year, with a bigger number of killings among Iran’s political and military leadership, strikes against the Islamic Republic’s energy infrastructure, and a number of other distinctive ...
It is difficult to expect the “golden age” promised by Trump to emerge from the upcoming negotiations
Trump ultimately found a way out of the situation he had created for himself by embarking on the reckless venture of war against Iran. The threat of annihilating an entire civilization appears to have served as a cover for his withdrawal from the battlefield.
Indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, conducted in recent months through intermediaries—primarily Pakistan, and, behind it...
On March 30, 2026, a roundtable “The Middle East War: Regional and Global Dimensions” was held at the International Information Agency “Rossiya Segodnya” press center
On March 30, 2026, a roundtable “The Middle East War: Regional and Global Dimensions” was held at the International ...
On March 16, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a conference “Conflicts in Middle East and North Africa: Escalation Factors and Transformation Tracks”
On March 16, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a conference “Conflicts in Middle East and North Africa: Escalation Factors and Transformation ...
... the existence of a number of states whose survival depended on the strategic interests of the United States rather than on their ability to establish relations with their neighbours.
The ongoing escalation of violence in inter-state relations in the Middle East underscores how little its main driver, Israel, is able to influence its neighbours. Despite having diplomatic relations with most of them, the Israeli government does not appear capable of solving its pressing problems without resorting to ...
... most violent ones, are in the realm of conventional politics and thus do not pose a direct and immediate threat to the survival of these powers.
Therefore, they retain the ability to remain detached from any changes in the balance of power caused by conflicts between their allies.
And purely theoretically, the likelihood that even a major – God forbid – war in the Middle East would threaten the survival of all humanity is minimal.
And not only there: a likely clash between the US and China over Taiwan would also have a good chance of remaining at the level of an ordinary major conflict. This may be one of the reasons ...
The new round of the Palestine-Israel conflict is a deja vue for the people and elites in the Middle East, not only for the level of hatred and bloodshed that the region is witnessing but also for the possible coming not-very-distant future consequences in the Middle East. History often repeats itself when the same objective cause that led to ...
... typically a painful process. The Middle East, being largely a litmus test of changes in the world, entered the transformation stage some 10 years ago, anticipating global changes in the overall international system. As a global leader in the number of conflicts and potential crises, nations of the Middle East know the price of the current changes and strive to use diplomacy, mediation, and pragmatism to mitigate crises, including in the conflict in Ukraine.
Mediators
Aleksandr Aksenenok:
U.S. Policy Case for Middle East under New Conditions
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... international efforts to provide for peace and stability in North Africa. Russian and Egyptian experts pay specific attention to political risks, social and economic challenges in the North Africa; water and food sustainability in the region; unresolved conflicts and cross-border threats.
Political Risks for Russian-Egyptian Cooperation in North Africa
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... discussed during the meeting: the role of external players in conflict situations in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. Russia was represented at the meeting by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Irina Zvyagelskaya, RIAC Expert, Head of the Center for the Middle East Studies at RAS IMEMO.
