Search: Syria,Turkey,Middle East (17 materials)

 

Russia in the MENA Region amid the Ukrainian Crisis

The Russia-Middle East policy has demonstrated considerable resilience, as has the regional system ... ... conflict with Ukraine, the Kremlin would not be able to sustain its military presence in Syria at previous levels. There were speculations that the special military operation... ... relations becoming more bumpy and less predictable in future. Ilya Vedeneyev: SyriaTurkey Relations: A Road to Normalization Nonetheless, any deterioration of this relationship...

28.11.2023

RIAC, IRAS, FPI and NBM Hold a Round Table “Cooperation between Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria in the Context of the Regional Dynamics”

The goal of the round table was to discuss the dynamics of quadrilateral cooperation in the context of regional trends in the Middle East. The meeting was attended by leading experts from Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria On October 18, 2023, a closed round table “Cooperation between Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria in the Context of Regional Dynamics” was held. Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with Institute for Iran & Eurasia studies ...

20.10.2023

Finishing the Job: Turkey Preparing For Military Operation in Syria

... terms on M4 in Idlib, it may cost Russia major reputational losses in the eyes of its Syrian ally, and these losses are to be avoided. The U.S. may also suffer similar losses... ... the U.S. has essentially fled Afghanistan, another such case will result in the U.S. Middle Eastern allies totally losing confidence in America as a security guarantor.... ... prove a “crown of thorns.” On the other hand, the U.S. is likely to consent to Turkey conducting such an operation in the end. First, it will not endanger the existence...

01.06.2022

2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

... Iraq and Lebanon will continue to achieve their goals with international support. Many demonstrations will be fuelled in other Middle Eastern states starting from Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, and some Gulf nations. As pro-Iran forces control Iraq and Lebanon, Tehran is likely to persuade its allies ... ... impact of global economic trends on domestic politics; the influence of regional power struggles on unresolved conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Libya. In many ways, these dynamics are interconnected and feed into one another. However, evidence of ...

13.01.2020

Deepening Russia-Turkey Relations

... study performed by the RIAC and the Center for Strategic Research (SAM) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. SAM publishes academic journal “Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs” (Turkey), an English language journal ... ... cooperation. The report provides an analysis of bilateral economic ties between the two countries, strategic challenges in the Middle East, regional issues related to the Black Sea and the Caucasus and the development of a Eurasian transport corridor. ...

12.12.2019

Russia and Israel: The Middle Eastern Vector of Relations

Working paper 42/2018 The Working paper was prepared by the Russian International Affairs Council as part of the project "Security System in the Middle East". This paper covers the issue of complex relations between Russia and Israel in the Middle East. The author analyzes in detail Russia’s role in the Israel-Syria-Iran triangle. The degree of Iranian presence in Syria, the impact of the nuclear deal in the context of Israeli-Iranian regional confrontation, the role of the Palestinian-Israeli settlement in Russian-Israeli relations are also discussed in the ...

24.10.2018

Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East

... Ankara. This topic is not only extremely relevant (and will remain so for years to come), but it is also quite voluminous and ambitious. For this reason, the authors 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 2010, Russia and Turkey had different views on the situation in the region. However, a certain degree of political involvement in the affairs of the Middle East and the development of other areas of bilateral cooperation allowed them to avoid overt conflict. The growing ...

15.10.2018

Double Edged Sword: Idlib

... Syria’s reconstruction. Additionally, Turkish construction firms are among the best and fastest in the world. Alienating Turkey means higher costs for Syria’s reconstruction as Turkey has a strategic geographic position and is the biggest economy in the Middle East. Turkey is Syria’s largest economic partner of Syria, more so than China. China and Turkey account for half of Syria’s imports Russia’s cooperation with Turkey on energy projects such as TurkStream and Akkuyu Nuclear station, and closer military and diplomatic ...

03.09.2018

Turkey and the Containment of Iran in the Middle East

... scrutinized by decision-makers in both countries. Kerim Has, Michael Gunter: What’s behind Trump’s Words? The Kurdish Card in the U.S. Foreign Policy The issue, of course, cannot be explored without turning to the history of U.S.-Turkish cooperation in Middle Eastern conflicts. Since the 1950s, a period when the region witnessed rising U.S. involvement, Turkey was increasingly used as a platform for U.S. strategic operations. The crises in Syria in 1957 and in Lebanon in 1958, as well as the 1980–1988 Iraq–Iran War, show that Washington tends to prefer the indirect involvement of Turkey in crises that emerge in its strategic proximity. One possible explanation as to why the U.S. would ...

27.02.2018
 

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