RIAC and Institut Montaigne Hold Gulf Security Meeting

... Politics, History and International Relations at the University of Nottingham (Malaysia); and Ruslan Mamedov, RIAC Program Manager. France was represented at the meeting by Ardavan Amir-Aslani, Lawyer at Cohen Amir-Aslani law firm; Bassma Kodmani, Co-Founder ... ... Policy officer at Institut Montaigne. Russian and French experts discussed the approaches of the two states to security in the Gulf region and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regional conflicts. Particular attention was paid to the dynamics of the U.S.-Iran relations and the motives of the two states in implementing their policies in the region. The discussion also touched upon ...