... of International Studies, MGIMO University
Moderator:
Ruslan Mamedov
, MENA Program Manager, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
Discussion points:
Causes for previous failures to build a regional security
Ways to facilitate talks in post-JCPOA era
Changes and role of Russian policy in the Persian Gulf
Biden administration policies and its influence on Saudi-Iranian talks. Impacts of Iran’s presidential elections on regional talks
Working language: English.
June 28, 2021, 15:00 GMT+3
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... administration. This means that the return of the United States to the JCPOA may face a number of conditions and inhibiting factors. The Saudis are willing to be part of any future deal and will also be dissatisfied with the American steps to return life to the JCPOA, while the situation for them may be further aggravated due to Joe Biden’s special vision of interaction with Saudi Arabia.
Despite the fact that the Saudis
consider
their relations with the United States to be deep-seated, built on the basis of institutional work, Joe Biden’s statements showed the future US President’s criticism of Saudi Arabia’s foreign ...
... differences in policy, that combination was very impactful. The Trump administration entered office at a time when there was a whirl of change in the region. The immediate post-popular uprisings phase had played out. Crucially there was new leadership in Saudi Arabia, finding its feet, still deciding on its direction. There was uncertainty in the region following the JCPOA nuclear deal, questions of where American-Iranian relations would go. And there was a sense of game on, that everything was up for grabs.
The Obama administration seemed to have been encouraging a gradual move towards a balance of power in the region,...
... Assad regime and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Together with the increased activity of Shia opposition in Bahrain and the Houthis in Yemen (the latter of which have a debatable relationship with Iran), these developments across the Arabian Peninsula have caused Saudi Arabia to adopt a new, comprehensive strategy as a countermeasure, accelerated by changes at the top of the Saudi power structure.
EPA
Abdolrasool Divsallar:
Judging the Effects: The Shaping Iranian
Perspective on JCPOA and Trump's Options
Saudi-US relations have also changed notably. Riyadh has come to view the US as sometimes being an unreliable ally, as reflected in its failure to back Hosni Mubarak, and as appearing duplicitous, via its flirtation with the ...