June 28, 2021, 15:00 GMT+3
On June 28, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council and the Middle East Directions Programme at the European University Institute (EUI) will hold a webinar meeting “A Gradual Approach ... ... 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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RIAC and the Middle East Directions Programme of the EUI Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies ... ... Advanced Studies Report
2020 witnessed the peak of military tensions between the US and Iran since the conclusion of the tanker-war in 1987. The Trump administration’s maximum... ... evolve into a military engagement. What would be the implications of such a scenario for Russia? Will the fallout of a US-Iran war in the Middle East push Russia to rush in...
... political will of Moscow and Washington. Extending the Treaty would not mean that much for international security in and of itself, but it could signal both parties’ readiness... ...
Regional conflicts
The second area of mutual concern are the regional conflicts in the Middle East, Syria and Libya, as well as the nuclear problem in Iran and North Korea.
It is unlikely that we will see any bilateral agreements on these... ... future. That said, the parties would certainly benefit from dialogue, given that both Russia and the United States have their own geopolitical and other interests in these...
... the entire state system and its ability to survive. This is especially true in the Middle East where the
role of the military
(see the research of V. Kudelev, M. Sapronova)... ... that, Damascus also resorted to using foreign Shiite militia sponsored primarily by Iran: Lebanese Hezbollah, Iraqi Liwa al-Zulfikar and Abu Fadl al-Abbas, Iranian IGRC’s... ... reforms in Syria. Excessive Iranian presence in Syria irritates Israel, the US, Turkey, Russia, and even Damascus itself. Being weak and with no foreign alternative to rely...
... Turkey: Yankee Go Home?”,
Security Index: A Russian Journal on International Security
, Vol. 14, No 3.86 (2008), pp. 77-82.... ... “A Regional Arms Race?: Testing the Nuclear Domino Theory in the Middle East",
Al Nakhlam
, at
https://alnakhlah.org/2012/05/01/a-regional-arms-racetesting-the-nuclear-domino-theory-in-the-middle-east-by-rizwan-ladha-2
... ... Comprehensive Plan of Action”,
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
, at
http://www.mid.ru/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/1595858
... ... visited 21December 2017).
23.
Ibid.
24.
Ibid.
25.
“Turkey Welcomes Iran Nuclear Deal, Hopes for ‘Constructive Contribution’ ...
... 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized... ... sessions on dynamics of Pakistani-Saudi-Iranian relations, the emerging landscape, and Middle East regional security system.
Khurram Dastgir, current Minister for Defense... ... Director, Chinese Studies Centre, School Of Social Sciences and Humanities (Pakistan). Russian Mamedov, RIAC Program Coordinator, made a report on Russia’s vision of China-Pakistan...
