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The Inevitability of Sino–Russian Cooperation in the Middle East Hamas’ incursion into Israel last October inflicted casualties never seen before in Israeli history, prompting an Israeli response which indiscriminately targeted militants and civilians. Aside from reopening ...
... each of the states located there separately and focusing on the fight against terrorism. In this context, the opportunities for Russia to develop cooperation with Algeria on a pan-Maghreb agenda are probably very limited. Of course, the Algerian side could ... ... becoming an active participant in inter-Maghreb relations. Arab brothers The second thrust of Algeria’s foreign policy – in the Arab world – is essentially limited to participation in solving the Palestinian problem. Intensified efforts in this direction ...
... counterproductive. Third, the Sunni – Shia explanation of the Russian strategy looks linear and schematic at best. To start with, the Damascus army does not include only Shias, there are many Sunnis fighting on the Assad’s side as well. In the Arab world, one of the closest Russia’s partners and friends is Egypt that happens to be the largest Arab Sunni country. The majority of twenty million plus Russian Moslems is Sunni and it would be politically suicidal for any regime in Moscow to align with Shias against Sunnis ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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