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RIAC Policy Brief No. 14 The events in Yemen has long remained in the shadow of the numerous crises in other Middle Eastern countries. Nevertheless, the Yemen crisis carries threats that have already started to affect its neighbours in the Arabian Peninsula and which might affect the interests of global actors in the future. The situation in Yemen has already been identified as one of the world’s largest ...
... an inherent risk of the Cold War turning into a real “hot” war. Where should we look for alternatives to these deficient models? It seems that the only plausible alternative is a collective security model applied to the Gulf region as well as to Middle East at large. This model might look too radical, naïve or detached from the current regional political realities. Nevertheless, the desperate situation in Yemen and the stalemate around Qatar suggest that any half-way, tactical solutions are not good enough to handle basic security problems of the region. One of the fundamental principles of any international collective security system — its inclusive ...
... closed seminar organized by Russian International Affairs Council and King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (Saudi Arabia). The event focused on security challenges in the Gulf and the prospects for political resolution of the situation in Yemen. The opening remarks were made by Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, and Saud Al-Sarhan, Secretary General of the Center. Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, moderated the seminar. The seminar started with the presentation ...
The Yemeni Civil War is probably not the most talked about conflict in western media, with all the attention attracted by the unfortunately ... ... 2015 and it cannot absolutely be underestimated for the gravity and magnitude of geopolitical effects it carries on the the Middle East and the rest of the world. The war broke out as a confrontation between the Shiite rebels Houthis allied with ...
... they tend to support their proxies in a more aggressive manner by providing them with arms in order to tip the balance. The Yemeni conflict also may seemingly become more destructive and even surpass Syria as a priority for Saudi Arabia. Those who were ... ... external attitudes should to a large degree serve as an indicator of the maturity of Russian and American strategies in the Middle East. Both Moscow and Washington will only gain if they prevent the Iran-KSA confrontation from acquiring the dimension ...
... a deal with Tehran and refrains from overly strenuous efforts to oust Bashar Assad. The U.S. is also insisting on a truce in Yemen and a political settlement, while Riyadh expects support for their military operation against the Houthi in order to achieve ... ... believe that Riyadh gave up its UNSC position over fears of failure in its traditional backstage diplomacy . Extremist Groups in Middle East and North Africa . RIAC Reader Many in Washington see Riyadh’s demands as excessive and likely to narrow U.S....
April has been a month of vibrant Russian foreign policy activity in the Middle East. A number of Middle Eastern leaders visited Moscow; Russian diplomats held the second consultative meeting between representatives of the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition; Russian planes evacuated all Russian citizens from Yemen, as well as citizens other countries, including the United States and Europe; Russia took an active part in reaching an interim solution in the Iranian nuclear talks; and Russian diplomats have been working on draft resolutions at the UN Security ...
... roots, since the Soviet Union and Russia trained over 50,000 Yemeni specialists . REUTERS/ Amer Almohibany REUTERS/ Amer Almohibany Russian experts offer three basic explanations for the origins of the Yemen crisis. The domestic narrative regards Yemen as the Middle East in miniature. On the one hand, Yemen is swept by famine afflicting 45 percent of the population , catastrophic poverty and skyrocketing numbers of uneducated but politically active young people, which effectively fuels social unrest. On the ...
... to both external and internal factors. The former implies the emergence of the Islamic state and its growing influence in the Middle East. This successful project could not but affect the overall situation in the region: various radical Islamist groups ... ... country, which is a breeding ground for groups like ISIL striving to realize their goals. The growing influence of Huthis in Yemen, who are incompatible with al-Qaeda on the existential level, is another important prerequisite. Reuters Using AQAP in his ...
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