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The intensification of the conflict in the Middle East, the operation by Russian Aerospace Defence Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic and the diametrically opposed positions of state leaders in relation to the current president Bashar al-Asad continue to be the main events on the agenda. Damascus has become the epicentre of a global political process and a trial ...
... first and foremost hoping that it would eventually result in Moscow joining the existing coalition. Following these reports the Russian Foreign Minister had to take a number of questions from the media and clarify what targets Moscow would engage in Syria. According to Sergey Lavrov , Russian troops have an order to strike Islamic State and Jabhat Al Nusra targets, the two extremist organizations operating in Syria that have been banned by the Russian court, as well as their affiliates. Russia’s Ministry of Defense that releases daily updates on the Syria campaign ...
... maybe even longer. With all this in mind, what we heard after the ninety-minute talks should be regarded as a sign of progress. Syria was the only issue on the agenda, or nearly so, that reflects the current state of Russian-US bilateral relations, in which raising a broader range of issues does not make much sense. Overall, the differences ... ... nothing to do with cooperation in fighting a common enemy. The fact that both leaders are speaking about a coalition to combat the Islamic State points to different, not coinciding, approaches, since the two have their own vision of the coalition that should ...
Prospects for the establishment of a Druze state Jihadist attacks against the Syrian Druze in June 2015 marked the beginning of a new stage of the Middle East crisis.... ... with our brothers in Syria and take care of them. If need be, we will destroy the Islamic State and Dzhabhat al-Nusra. “Tzahal will soon go into Syria and take... ... administrative ones. As a result, the plans of Americans and of Israelis may not coincide. Russia and the Druze Due to historical reasons, Moscow has comparatively weak contacts...
It is theater shared by two parallel coalitions, i.e. the United States and Europe on the one side, and Russia, Iran and Syria on the other This September, President Vladimir Putin has, on several occasions including during the Collective Security Treaty Organization summit, voiced Russia's readiness to act against the ISIS as part of a broad coalition incorporating countries ...
... government today. The Assad government is guilty of terrible crimes. But a gradual evolution of Assad's dictatorship into a responsible government is at least as likely as a battlefield victory of "moderates" over Assad, al-Qaeda, and the Islamic State followed by their gracious acceptance of former enemies into a pluralist, inclusive Syria. Every country has problems and every country falls short of its ideals. Like the United States, Russia is no exception to this rule. But right or wrong, Russia's positions on international affairs should be taken seriously in the west. Life and death decisions should not be taken lightly. In international affairs as in public health, the precautionary ...
... diplomacy is just another form of diplomacy. The current spike in Russia’s involvement in Syria, however, does not need to be linked solely to UNGA. Even without it, Moscow would now be sending more weapons and more instructors to Syria. As the Islamic State has expanded its control over more territory in Syria, it has posed more of a threat to the survival of the Russian-backed regime in Damascus. Thus, Moscow’s Plan A now is to help Bashar al-Assad keep his remaining strongholds; its Plan B is to help him secure the Alawite enclave around Latakia. The Kremlin’s upping the ante in Syria is explained ...
... confronted with the difficult task of resisting jihadists both from the outside (the Islamic State and the al-Nusra Front) and from the inside, amidst unstable legislative... ... and a dire humanitarian situation caused by economic difficulties and the influx of Syrian refugees. The Lebanese army and weapons to Lebanon The position of Lebanese authorities... ... on the other (See: Middle East and the Present , # 34, 2008, pp. 267–290 [in Russian]). It is the largest refugee camp, giving shelter to up to 50 thousand Palestinians...
... worries of Eastern Europeans. Accordingly, the next year should provide an answer for the following question: Is fear of Russia and percieved threat in Europe sufficient for increasing defense capabilities of the European NATO members in the first ... ... whereby the renewed Russian military doctrine is not that bad. NATO is the number one threat. Anyone surprised? 2. Shall the Islamic State survive? Undoubtedly, the Islamic State is not just a 'so-called' state. It is not just another ...
The military successes of the Islamic State (IS); the possibility of the ‘jihadist cancer’ spreading to Iraq and Syria’s neighboring countries; the uncertainty of the situation in and around Syria; the growth of internal tensions in ... ... between Moscow and the West, increases the former’s concern about the future of this part of the Arab world, to whose fate Russians are certainly not indifferent. Rumors circulating about the possibility of the US airstrikes on IS positions inside Syria ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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