Search: Middle East,Iraq,Syria,USA (11 materials)

 

Finishing the Job: Turkey Preparing For Military Operation in Syria

... 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... ... prohibition under various pretexts. Finally, another trump card may be Turkey’s refusal to accede to anti-Russian sanctions. In the current situation, a conflict with... ... the U.S. has essentially fled Afghanistan, another such case will result in the U.S. Middle Eastern allies totally losing confidence in America as a security guarantor....

01.06.2022

2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

... re-election of US President Donald Trump will continue to have profound implications on the Middle East, and the inability to predict Western actions in the region and the profound... ... is reached among militant groups in addition to Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, the USA and Russia. The impeachment process of US President Donald Trump and the US role... ... MENA region would determine the future of conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria, Turkey and...

13.01.2020

Andrea Dessì: the EU and Russia Share Much Potential for Cooperation in the Middle East

... West, including Europe, are on the losing side of the conflict in Syria and this automatically limits leverage During the 11 th ... ..., Andrea Dessì, Senior Fellow within IAI's Mediterranean and Middle East Program, who spoke at the event, discussed with the ... ... predictable foreign policy towards the region. On October 26, 2019, the Iraqi-born leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ... ... of a risk. The main priority now is to resolve the issue for thousands of ISIS fighters and affiliates, as well as wives and children ...

06.11.2019

Political Weight or Economic Dividends: New Role for Russia in the Middle East?

The main issue for Moscow in the Middle East in the years ahead will be the implementation of a ... ... opportunity-oriented Since the start of the Russian military operation in Syria in 2015, the configuration of political forces in the Middle ... ... was the issue since 1990s and accelerated with the invasion of Iraq in 2003, began to fade into the background. Two parallel processes ... ... does not mean a lack of desire to cooperate with the EU and the USA. Regional elites can use their contacts with Moscow to get ...

21.08.2019

Prospects for Russia–China Cooperation in the Middle East

... actions between Russia and China could have a positive effect on regional stability The Middle East is a region that has traditionally fallen under the influence of external... ... role in the Middle Eastern affairs, which was marked by the withdrawal of troops from Iraq in 2011 under the Obama administration, coincided with the increasing involvement... ... governments in Afghanistan and Iraq, Russia and China took a different decision on the Syria issue. While Russia and the United States had an active military presence in Syria...

01.10.2018

Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue

... the global war on terrorism? Will the Islamic State movement really be destroyed in Iraq and Syria? Or will it simply drift like a nomad to other regions, into the Russian Caucasus... ... Taliban, U.S. officials have accused Russia of providing arms to the Taliban, an accusation that has been officially denied by Moscow. Will it be possible to achieve a... ... major and regional powers of the spread of terrorist activities throughout the ‘wider Middle East’, with periodic attacks in countries throughout much of the world? How...

28.06.2017

How Obama’s Legacy in the Middle East is Shaping Trump’s Policy

Donald Trump reserves the right to change his policy towards the Middle East Three months of Donald Trump’s presidency have w... ... controversial legacy. Alexey Khlebnikov: Will U.S. Attack on Syria Be a Game-Changer? Mr. Obama came into the Oval Office in ... ... inherited the two longest wars in the US history in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as a dysfunctional state system of the region. Barack ... ... other regional allies, more pragmatic and more committed. Both Jerusalem and Riyadh reached out to Moscow despite its antagonistic ...

10.05.2017

Paris Events Will Further Tighten the Middle East Knot

The attacks will almost inevitably lead to an escalation of war in Iraq and Syria, as well as to changes in the balance of forces in the Middle East as a whole. Although it will take time to truly evaluate the consequences of the November 13 massacre in Paris for the French, European and world politics, some conclusions can be made now. The attacks will almost inevitably lead to an escalation ...

16.11.2015

The Third Crusade

Military aircraft in the Middle East conflicts December 18, 2011 was a momentous day for ... ... as part of Operation New Dawn , the final phase of the second Iraq War that began in 2003. For the first time since the start ... ... that sprang up in Iraq and achieved success in the civil war in Syria, success that enabled it to reformat itself, expand and get ... ... contingents are Great Britain and Australia. www.flickr.com/photos/usairforce/ US Navy B-1B "Lancer" Bomber Aircraft on ...

06.03.2015

Caliphate Reincarnation

... calling all Muslims in the world to submit to it and join the jihad? What challenges are Syria and Iraq facing amidst terrorist attacks by the Islamic State and aerial bombing by the... ... merger of eleven radical Islamist groups that split off from Al-Qaeda of Iraq. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the spiritual leader and close associate of Osama bin Laden, took an... ... in creating the organization. The Slate Group, By Joshua Keating and Chris Kirk The Middle East Friendship Chart. Infographics It is well-known that until 2013, the Islamic...

29.10.2014
 

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