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 Tracks”. The meeting was aimed at discussing the contemporary trends of the conflicts in Middle East and North Africa. The RIAC report “
Conflicts in Middle...
On November 27–30, 2024, the 16th MEDays forum “Sovereignty and Resilences: Towards a New Global Balance” was held in Tangier, Morocco
On November 27–30, 2024, the 16th MEDays forum “Sovereignty and Resilences: Towards a New Global Balance” was held in Tangier, Morocco. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the main political and economic processes in the Middle East and Africa in a context of global change.
Within the framework of the forum, participants discussed key trends in political and...
... in northeast Asia or in the post-soviet space. However, there are a number of specific reasons for security uncertainties and the subsequent risks being particularly high in the Gulf.
First, most of the political regimes in the Gulf area, and in the MENA region at large, combine weak institutions with highly centralised personal power, which makes the decision-making process quite dependent on personal perceptions and misperceptions, and also on emotions and improvisations. With a clear deficit of ...
On December 21, 2020, at 3:00 pm UTC+3
On December 21, 2020, at 3:00 pm UTC+3, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and School of Asian Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at National Research University Higher School of Economics are holding an online seminar «New Regional Dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean?».
The event will focus on the competitive and inclusive approaches to security in the Eastern Mediterranean, opportunities and limitations for Turkey's...
... country as well as the limited resources of Moscow and Ankara, the parties are able to interact on the way to a pragmatic solution amenable to both.
Regional Platforms and Security Architecture Systems
Timur Makhmutov, Ruslan Mamedov:
Proposals on Building ... ... creating regional security systems with Russia as a participant.” [
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] Both Turkey and Russia cooperate within a number of international security organizations, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as member countries,...
