... also been hit by the negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, compounded by an unstable situation in neighbouring Lebanon. And, just as in the dry 2000s, these challenges have been aggravated by natural disasters, with earthquakes and forest ... ... country.
Violation of Territorial Integrity: A Brake on Restoration
Aqeel Saeed Mahfoud:
What Do the Syrian People Expect from Russia?
Even though government forces managed to win back half of "Greater Idlib," which includes Idlib itself and the ...
The seminar was divided into two sessions: "Political instability in Lebanon and Iraq: View from Russia and Israel" and "Libya: between Turkey, Egypt and others?"
On July 28, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Center for Political Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, with the support ...
... the sub-region of the Middle East: North Africa, the Gulf and the Fertile Crescent (the Levant and Iraq). The focus will be on resolving the Syrian crisis with the victory of the Assad regime and allies. Yet, Russian-Turkish ties will be affected by Russian-Syrian-Iranian intervention near the Turkish border. The threat that this would impose on the Turkish armed forces could spark a proxy war in Syria or at least in the North-West of the country.
Lebanon and Iraq would undergo a state of great internal turmoil that could either consolidate Iran's power in both countries or lead to civil war by forming a techno-political government that consists of both former politicians and technocrats.
Having ...
... infrastructure and economy might be improving the quality of education is a long-term contribution to the country’s future. Second, given the economic crisis and the high cost of receiving an education at a traditional brick-and-mortar university in Lebanon, Russian sectoral and classical universities present a good alternative, especially since their degrees are recognized abroad.
For Syria, Russia is a natural partner for educational aid, given the fact that Syrian nationals have limited access to education ...
... 2019). The event was organized by Carnegie Middle East Center and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI).
The meeting was opened by Maha Yahya, Director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, Massimo Marotti, Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, and Valeria Talbot, Co-Director of the ISPI Center for Middle East and North Africa. About 40 experts from leading global think tanks took part in the event.
During the first session, the participants discussed the ratio between legitimacy and ...
... about thirty experts and officials from European, Middle Eastern, and American research centers, NGOs, EU and the UN agencies in Lebanon. The key topics included the general framework of the economic course of recovery in Syria, the government’s ability ... ... the «Euphrates Shield» areas.
Alexander Aksenyonok, RIAC Vice President, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, presented the Russian view on the challenges of economic recovery in Syria. Some ideas were expressed by Ruslan Mamedov,...
... exception of those that Russian law has deemed to be terrorist organizations. With respect to Hezbollah, Russia proceeds from the fact that it is not an “
imported product
”, but rather the “result of the development of political life in Lebanon.” Hezbollah leaders have confirmed that relations with Russia have stepped up, with their positions drawing closer together. The Party’s Deputy Secretary-General, and one of its main thinkers, Naim Qassem, noted that the positions of Russia and Hezbollah have converged over the past ten years and that ...
... at the regional level are bound to have an impact on the internal political situation. The success of finding a compromise depends on narrowing the differences between the leading outside actors, who have their own leverage in the political arena in Lebanon.
Russia’s current diplomatic efforts in the Lebanese direction concentrate on mediation in finding a consensus among different political forces in Lebanon.
Unfortunately, the dependence on external actors remains great: the independence of leading ...
