... Eastern Europe, as many in the West feared, but it clearly set Ukraine and other former Soviet republics off limits to any future NATO enlargement. The security buffer was back. If the use of force in Ukraine, from the Kremlin’s standpoint, was essentially defensive, Russia’s intervention in Syria in 2015 was a risky gambit to decide geopolitical outcomes in the Middle East — a famously treacherous area for outsiders vacated by the Soviet Union at the time of the Persian Gulf war of 1991....
... Yevgeny Buzhinsky (Ret.) speaks on the prospects for a collective security system in the Middle East, regional divergences and the influence of external forces in an interview... ... accept a role as second in command. For this reason, US plans to establish some form of NATO in the Middle East are doomed to failure. Eventually I don’t see any streamlined... ... security system in the Middle East.
The main goal today is to end the conflict in Syria and embark on economic recovery there. Russia will not be able to do this single-handedly but from the viewpoint of the future...
... PKK. The YPG gained control of major border towns in northern Syria after the withdrawal of the government forces [
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Another important nuclear issue in the Middle East was Iran’s nuclear program. The signing of the Joint ... ... 14 July 2015 was a major breakthrough. The agreement reflects Russia’s position as a participant in the negotiation process ...
Relations between the U.S. and Russia appear to be almost at the point of no return
Relations ... ... These include security concerns and disputes revolving around NATO and European Union enlargement, Russian actions in Crimea ... ... Then, in early April 2017, the U.S. fired 59 cruise missiles at Syrian airbase on grounds that the Syrian military had allegedly ... ... Poland and Romania, as well as in Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East.
How might the 2013 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ...
... Greater Europe Position Paper
The context
Large swathes of the Middle East have collapsed into a state of violence, chaos and ... ... instability, but also some hope for improvement following a pause in the Syrian civil war.
During our recent meetings in Moscow, London ... ... the countries of the Greater Europe area including Turkey and Russia should cooperate on the basis of their common interests.... ... regarding the need to work on a Memorandum of Understanding between NATO and the Russian Federation on the Rules of Behaviour for the ...
How Washington sees the reinforcement of the Russian Armed Forces
The Russian military operation in Syria has caused a very painful response in the U.S. military. However, the reasons ... ... Новости / Дмитрий Виноградов
Irina Zviagelskaya:
Russia in a Changing Middle East
The tonality of Breedlove’s statement and its interpretation by many... ... Mediterranean, Moscow pursues a strategy of “contesting the sea aimed against the NATO navy” and wishes to be able to “
threaten fleets in the region and...
The incident that occurred in the skies over Syria when a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24 got the whole world talking about how close we came to an all-out conflict in the Middle East. Some commentators have suggested that today we are closer to an open conflict between Russia and NATO than ever before since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Quite surprisingly while Russia watchers have insisted that if a conflict between the alliance and Moscow is to erupt it will take place in Eastern Europe, yet now it’s the Middle East ...
Interview
The Syria situation seems quite unpredictable. Some countries seek ... ... that a military attack on Syria may be the harbinger of a big Middle Eastern war. How would you assess the scale of the crisis,... ... attack Syria. A lot of activity is coming from certain European NATO members, especially France, which is investing a remarkable ... ... expected for the entire system of international relations. Not just Russia but many others are sure to condemn such a step. The issue ...
