... trends
Transformational processes in the Arab world in the beginning of the 2010s led Russia and Turkey to an understanding of the need to form new foreign policy approaches... ... propose focusing on the following four main issues: terrorism, nuclear weapons, the Syrian crisis and the security architecture in the Middle East.
At the beginning of... ... Regional affairs in 2017 were affected by the decision of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to isolate Qatar with a blockade. While Russia chose not to interfere in this...
... all three influential external players with the region’s countries, many issues can be solved. In this context, it would be worth studying further the issue of creating a security architecture in the region.
Yulia Sveshnikova:
Iran’s Presence in Syria: Is It There for the Long Haul?
Moscow, Beijing and Washington could suggest setting up a security system in the Persian Gulf in the GCC+2 format (adding Iraq and Iran). In addition, Russia traditionally maintains working contacts with Saudi Arabia [
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] and Iran [
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]. Moreover, China is a key trading partner for these countries [
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].
Efforts to reduce tensions between Riyadh and Tehran and strengthen trust between them will ...
Despite differences over Syria and the Iranian nuclear deal, contemporary GCC-Russian relations are arguably at an apex, both in terms of shared interests and mutual understanding
Russian and GCC commentators are well-acquainted with the Western views regarding the GCC region. However, Russian and GCC commentators are comparatively ...
... then at enabling a gradual political solution to its conflicts, seek to stabilize the situation in the region and are ultimately in the interest of all its countries, including the GCC states.
EPA / ALEXEY NIKOLSKY / RIA NOVOSTI
Julien Nocetti:
Why a Russian-Saudi Deal on Syria is Highly
Unlikely?
A GCC Perspective
Omar Mahmood
, Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies
Recently there has been a flurry of phone calls and flights between Moscow and other key players in the Syrian conflict. Russian President Putin has called King ...
