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RIAC at the RCD Forum 2024 in Iraq

On March 3–5, 2024, the international forum “RCD Forum 2024. Future of Mankind: Crises and Transformations” was held in Baghdad, Iraq On March 3–5, 2024, the international forum “RCD Forum 2024. Future of Mankind: Crises and Transformations” was held in Baghdad, Iraq. The event was organized by Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD), Baghdad-based think-tank. The goal of ...

12.03.2024

RIAC and IOS RAS Held an Expert Discussion “Iraq in the Context of the Regional Trends in the Middle East”

During the meeting Ruslan Mamedov, Scientific Advisor of the Evgeny Primakov Center for International Cooperation, Senior Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the IOS RAS presented the monograph “Iraq at the Beginning of the 21st Century: on the Way to a New Statehood” On February 16, 2024, the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) and Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) held an expert discussion ...

27.02.2024

The Axis Of Resistance And The Problematics Of Israeli National Security

... resistance, it is possible to emphasize the possibility and ability of the axis of resistance to launch a comprehensive attack on Israel (and not just adopt a defensive policy), whether through a barrage of drones and missiles from all fronts (Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza), which will be accompanied by an attack electronic, such that the “Iron Dome” defense system is unable to fully confront such a large-scale attack capable of striking and disrupting air and naval bases, army centers,...

13.11.2023

Iraq in the World Dis(Order)

... and decline. The next time history recurred in 1534, when Baghdad came under the Ottoman rule—also at the height of its power under Suleiman the Magnificent. And here comes 2003... Perhaps, history is the queen of all sciences after all? The war in Iraq (or the Third Gulf War) was unleashed in 2003 by the international coalition forces led by the United States, which numbered about 250 thousand troops. This led to the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein. Along with him, the Iraqi branch of the ...

10.04.2023

RIAC Experts at the “RCD Forum 2022: The World is Changing”

On September 26¬–29, 2022, the international forum “RCD Forum 2022: The World is Changing” was held in Baghdad, Iraq On September 26­–29, 2022, the international forum “RCD Forum 2022: The World is Changing” was held in Baghdad, Iraq. The event was organized by Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue, Baghdad-based think-tank. The goal of the meeting was to discuss ...

02.10.2022

Finishing the Job: Turkey Preparing For Military Operation in Syria

... with current and prospective operations at the country’s “southern borders” to ensure Turkey’s security. Turkey’s NSC stressed that such operations are not directed against the sovereignty of its neighbors (likely a reference to Syria and Iraq). There is little doubt that a “prospective operation” means preparing for a military campaign against the U.S.-supported “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF), whose backbone is formed by the radical left-wing People’s Defense Units (YPG) affiliated ...

01.06.2022

The Shaikh Group Expert Meeting on Security Challenges in the Middle East

... security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place. High-level experts from Russia, the U.S., France, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, China, and India took part in the discussion. The discussion focused on the attempts of the leadership of Iraq to mediate in negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as the potential impact of the change of power in Afghanistan on the balance of power in the region and the prospects for strengthening security in the Middle East. Irina Zvyagelskaya,...

28.09.2021

Iraqi Ambassador Abdulrahman Hamid Al-Hussaini Visits RIAC

On August 18, 2021, Abdulrahman Hamid Al-Hussaini, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Russia, visited RIAC On August 18, 2021, Abdulrahman Hamid Al-Hussaini, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Russia, visited RIAC. The discussion with the Iraqi diplomat focused on the following issues: topical issues of the Russia-Iraq relations ...

19.08.2021

The Shaikh Group High-Level Meeting on Political Dynamics in Iraq

... meeting on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place. High-level experts from Russia, the U.S., France, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, China, and India took part in the discussion. The discussion focused on the political dynamics in Iraq, relations of this country with the United States during Joe Biden administration, and the role of Iraq as a mediator in the dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The experts were addressed by Renad Mansour, one of the leading international experts ...

12.08.2021

Russia, Iraq Face OPEC+ Cuts, Look to New Deals

While Iraq's dependence on imported Iranian electricity continues to worry Washington, the key to breaking this energy dependence lies in the development of its own gas fields Iraq is one of the few countries to benefit from the Iranian sanctions’ exemptions....

10.11.2020
 

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