... government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria, Turkey and Iran
“When I thought I had already reached the ... .... The establishment of collective security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the reformation ... ... spheres of influence between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey and other rising regional powers which ... ... another. However, evidence of increased contact with Russia by countries like Egypt and Jordan should be ... ... intransigence concerning the Palestinian issue, East Jerusalem and the expectation that the Israeli government ...
The trilateral meeting in Jerusalem showed significant differences in the approaches of Russia and the US-Israel tandem towards the tactics regarding the role of Iran in Syria.
On July 20, Jerusalem hosted a summit meeting for the national security advisers of Israel, the US, and Russia ... ... Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, focused on a wide range of regional security issues, as well as other issues non-related to the Middle East. While the situation is only exacerbating, and there are practically no stable channels for bilateral negotiations ...
Russia and its partners can arguably win the war, but ... ... cannot win the peace in Syria
Historically, the Middle East has never been a Russia’s strategic priority ... ... investment, in energy and in tourism. The second was Iran — another difficult ally, which played an active ... ... problem of the Caspian Sea partition. The third was Israel, with is large Russian and Russian-speaking ... ... conflict. The risks of alienating either Teheran or Jerusalem, or even both of them, are on the rise.
Finally,...
A Regional Rumble in Syria
Israel’s National Security: What’s at issue?
Since its foundation,... ... deterrence is the best strategy to discourage states (such as Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, etc.) and substate actors (such as ... ... striking military targets, all the while communicating with its Russian partners.
From Israel’s Binoculars: A View of Damascus
... ... Islamic fundamentalist state. Russia’s main objective is that the Middle East remains stable while Syria was heading towards anything ...
