Here is the Syrian president, preparing for a fourth presidential term, and he survived the conflict with unlimited Russian and Iranian support, at a time when the Syrian opposition failed to offer an alternative to the regime.
Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?
With President Joe Biden focusing on countering Russian clout in the Middle East and other regions of the world, the new US leadership is likely to continue to see Syria as a high stakes conflict in terms of pushing back against Vladimir Putin’s international influence.
How the Cross-Border Tribes Living between Afghanistan and Pakistan Impact Regional Politics
Elisabeth Leake, Associate Professor of International History at the University of Leeds, claims that its prominence to British colonial officials made sense in light of their perception of colonial India as the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire, their sensitivity to czarist Russian interventionism in the Great Game, and their conviction that the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and neighboring tribal areas should serve as a buffer against any foreign encroachment.
What Will the Biden Administration’s Syria Policy Look Like?
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Robert Ford said that it would be better if Russia took control of the eastern part of Syria because Russia is closer to Damascus compared to Washington; that the KGB (the USSR’s Committee for State Security) and its successor, the Russian intelligence services, have been in close cooperation with Syria; and that the Iran-Syria relations have been closer than those of the U.
What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
Radio Nawa) and lead to the political enhancing of ties with Russia as seen by the visit of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) delegation to Moscow to enhance Russian-Kurdish cooperation in Syria.
Iran’s Accession to the Eurasian Union Will Benefit Russia and Kazakhstan
VIDEO: Russian Expansionism Under Vladimir PutinIn any case, there is no doubt that Iran, faced with the U.
The Coup That Never Happened and the “Karabakh Clan” in the Armenian Army
Read: Russian Expansionism under Vladimir PutinThe elimination of the "Karabakh clan" and the oligarchs affiliated with it from Armenia’s political, economic, and financial life is Pashinyan’s most urgent task.
Government of National Unity: Where Does Libya Go from Here?
Libya now has a new executive authority. If the GNU is endorsed, it replaces the GNA, a government that likely…
The Last Remaining Arms Control Treaty between the US and Russia Expires Soon: An Interview with Rebecca Davis Gibbons on the New START
and the Russian sides can conduct 18 onsite inspections per year in nuclear facilities in the other country, and there is also information about the nuclear arsenals that is exchanged every six months, which helps both sides have some kind of confidence in their knowledge of how many weapons there are, and where they are located.
The Arrest of Alexey Navalny: Who in Russia Is Afraid of the Kremlin Critic?
hile the United States focused on its domestic problems – primarily the sociopolitical consequences of the storming of Capitol Hill and Joe Biden’s immediate signing of executive orders and actions – Russian authorities detained the Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny upon his return to Moscow from Germany.
Looking Beyond Ain Issa: The Way Forward in North East Syria
Reports emerged that Russia and Assad offered the YPG a safe exit from Ain Issa in exchange for the Russian military and Syrian regime forces to take control.
Sour Candy in the Mouth: US-Turkey Relations
decision to implement CAATSA measures against Turkey serve to deter Turkey and other countries with similar intentions from entering the arms market or procuring Russian weapons.
103 Years since Jerusalem’s Capture: Britain Is Responsible for the Plight of the Palestinians
Upon his entry, a proclamation declaring martial law was read aloud in English, French, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, and Greek, assuring residents that no harm would come to them or to the city’s holy sites.
Will Biden Upend the Controversial US-UAE Arms Deal?
technology to Russia via Abu Dhabi and Russian missile defense systems becoming interoperable with F-35s.
Mercenaries in Karabakh: Who They Are and How They Got There
Based on the peace agreement signed by the Azerbaijani president, the Armenian prime minister, and the Russian president, hostilities ended on November 10, while Armenia withdrew its forces from three more occupied territories.
A Turkish-Italian Alliance on Libya?
Moreover, for Rome, Libyan gas is probably the only reliable alternative to Russian natural gas.
Distinctio deleniti veniam molestias magnam iste
The Russians demand the withdrawal of radical elements from the agreed demilitarized zone; the Turks demand the withdrawal of the Marxist YPG from the agreed safe-zone.
Qui voluptatem veritatis ea
The Russians demand the withdrawal of radical elements from the agreed demilitarized zone; the Turks demand the withdrawal of the Marxist YPG from the agreed safe-zone.
Beatae in repellendus non
The Russians demand the withdrawal of radical elements from the agreed demilitarized zone; the Turks demand the withdrawal of the Marxist YPG from the agreed safe-zone.
Eaque officiis assumenda molestiae et aut necessitatibus
The Russians demand the withdrawal of radical elements from the agreed demilitarized zone; the Turks demand the withdrawal of the Marxist YPG from the agreed safe-zone.