The role of the United States in the Syrian crisis has demonstrated a new, potentially long-term approach ... ... that this principle became the basis for the Treaty between the USA and the USSR on the elimination of their intermediate-range ... ... Reduction Treaty of 1991
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Andrey Kortunov:
The Future of the Middle East: Horizons of Challenges and Opportunities
Anyway, this ... ... conclusion that continuation of such actions would destabilize international relations. Negotiations on arms control, which previously ...
... sequence that suits all sides. A momentous deal on this issue is hardly possible in the near future because the issue is too complicated. The sides will have to make a package of deals but have neither the time nor enough self-restraint for this. In Syria, Russia and the United States found themselves on the brink of open conflict and a new round in the war of sanctions. In this sense 2016 also cleared the air. The West has to take Russia into account in the Middle East, but will not become its strategic ally or even a partner in the foreseeable future. The West will maintain ties with Russia wherever it cannot do without them. It will make episodic attempts to isolate Moscow in other areas. The past year ...