Report No. 91 / 2024
Report No. 91 / 2024
Owing to contradictions between regional actors, socioeconomic problems, and political instability in some countries, the situation in the Middle East remains tense. Given such circumstances, political and economic trends in the Middle East require a degree of theoretical conceptualization. The authors of this report analyze the current political and economic trends in the region’s Arab ...
... population.
Such assessments are mainly characteristic of political scientists in the West who reflexively view the processes in the Arab world from an ideological angle, as a dichotomy of autocracies and democracies.
The second school
is not so straightforward ... ... focuses not so much on the characteristics of “failed states”, as rather on the extent to which states and societies in the Middle East have learned from the revolutionary changes, and on how to build a new social contract that ensures sustainable development....
... Islamic Studies (CAIS) at the IOS RAS. Within the framework of the meeting there were several lections and round tables. Also, there were a number of sections devoted to the history of Arab states, as well as the political and economic development of the Middle East and North Africa.
More than 130 speakers from Russian and foreign research centers took part in the conference, including RIAC members and experts: Alikber Alikberov, Director of the IOS RAS; Alexander Aksenyonok, RIAC Vice-President; Vasily ...
On May 27, 2022, a presentation of a special issue of the Journal “Maraya International” took place at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
On May 27, 2022, a presentation of a special issue of the Journal “Maraya International” took place at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). The issue is devoted to the foreign policy of Russia in modern conditions. It is also devoted to relations between Russia and the countries of...
... Tripartite Aggression of France, the United Kingdom and Israel against Egypt, historically one of the most important countries in the Arab world, after Gamal Abdel Nasser came to power and nationalized the Suez Canal) that was prevented from further escalation ... ... states that posed a threat to the aforementioned U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean. In forming its Middle Eastern policy, the United States was historically led by a strong pro-Israeli lobby. After Israel signed peace treaties ...
... Russia.
However,
Russia, which has historically paid less attention to soft power
, now experiences growing discontent from the Arab world, partly due to its military involvement in the Syrian conflict. Indeed, supporting Bashar al-Assad and having strategic ... ... tarnished Russia’s image in the eyes of the Sunni majority nations in the region. Not to mention, Russia’s closest allies in the Middle East such as Iran, still have a deep sense of mistrust towards Moscow.
Significantly, soft power relies on considerable ...
... within the framework of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) have advanced further than elsewhere in the Middle East. Given favourable development conditions in the Council’s member states, this trend will continue. But it is ... ... picture of the future, replete with conflicts, socioeconomic threats and political upheavals. To meet the future challenges, the Arab world will above all have to be able to look for creative ideas, discover new intellectual solutions, and draw on current ...
... World and Russia: Current Transformations of an Enduring Relationship” was held in Doha. The event was organized by
Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies
.
The event was attended by over 50 experts, journalists and public figures from the Arab world, Middle East analysts from key specialized Russian institutions, as well as Russian Ambassador to Qatar Nurmahmad Kholov and representatives of other CIS embassies.
RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov attended the conference where he delivered a lecture ...
Possible Future of The Arab Spring
During the Cold War, conflicts in the Middle East tended to be localized. Despite the Arab-Israeli Wars and inter-Arab rivalries, the region as a whole, from Morocco to Iran, remained relatively stable. This changed on December 17, 2010 in Tunisia, when Mohamed Bouazizi committed suicide ...
