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The Syrian Conflict 10 Years On: Who is in Control and What are the Possible Scenarios?

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.

China-Iran Treaty: Hydrocarbons Bring the Old Friends Closer

WorldBy Anoush Ehteshami

As we know, under severe American pressure, China withdrew its offer of completing Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power project in the 1990s and ceded that opportunity to Russia.

Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?

Middle EastBy Giorgio Cafiero Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

This pits most NATO countries against Russia and China.

How the Cross-Border Tribes Living between Afghanistan and Pakistan Impact Regional Politics

WorldBy Faiz Muhammad Zaland

Conrad Schetter, a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Development Studies (ZEF) of the University of Bonn discusses the struggle that was referred to by contemporaries as the “Great Game” and which saw Great Britain and Russia struggle for power and influence in the region between the the Amu River (known historically as the Oxus River) in the north and the Indus in the south.

Change Is Inevitable in Iran: How the Four-Decade-Old System Has Become Outdated

Middle EastBy Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami

However, from the point of view of pure geopolitics, countries like Russia and China are pleased with the Iranian approach to world affairs.

Peace Talks and Afghanistan’s Future: Three Scenarios

WorldBy Hashim Wahdatyar

Russia hosted a two-day summit on Afghan peace with the participation of Afghanistan (Taliban and the government), China, Pakistan, and the United States.

How Qatari Investments Expand Globally

EconomyBy Serif Dilek

comes second and Russia third in LNG exports to Europe.

What Will the Biden Administration’s Syria Policy Look Like?

Middle EastBy Rafi Ullah

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.

The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy

WorldBy Giorgio Cafiero Arman Mahmoudian

Interestingly, Blinken called for the foreign ministers and envoys from Iran plus a number of other countries (China, India, Pakistan, and Russia) to join the US in discussing a “unified approach to supporting peace in Afghanistan”.

How Djibouti Surrounded Itself by Military Bases

SecurityBy Nigusu Adem Yimer

Russia and India too have strong interests in setting up military bases there.

What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?

Middle EastBy Olga Malik

This refers not only to a geographical frame but also to the emergence of a new counterbalancing power against the West, Russia, and Turkey that will be led by China and Iran.

Myanmar’s Once Nationalist Military Has Just Lost the Nation

WorldBy Maung Zarni

Shocked, angered, and globally friendless (save for Russia and China), the coup leaders in Myanmar responded to the protests at home in the only way they know: organized terror.

The PKK Is the Wrong Horse to Back in the Middle East

Middle EastBy Ömer Özkizilcik

In the west and east of Syria, Russia provides military protection for the PKK/YPG in Tal Rifaat, Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, Ayn Issa, Tal Tamr, and Darbasiyah.

Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future

Middle EastBy Burhanettin Duran

Moreover, any attempt to banish MBS may have resulted in his pursuit of closer relations with China and Russia to abandon the kingdom’s traditional alliance with the U.

The Coup That Never Happened and the “Karabakh Clan” in the Armenian Army

WorldBy Oleg Kuznetsov

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.

How Does China View the Muslim World?

WorldBy Robert R. Bianchi

China and Russia continue to pry Europe away from the Atlantic alliance, but they increase the risk of entrapment in new proxy wars across Asia and Africa.

Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?

OpinionBy Hashim Wahdatyar

For Russia, peace means the U.

Can A Third Political Party Bring Change in US Foreign Policy?

OpinionBy Sam Husseini

The two-party system has effectively portioned out Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" world view, with much of the Republican party, at least selectively, treating Latinos and Muslims as a menace while the Democratic party has gone to great lengths to demonize Russia/Orthodoxy in recent years.

China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics

Middle EastBy Andrew K P Leung

Nor does China want to be dragged in the proxy war in Syria involving Sunni-Shiite rivalry and self-interests of the United States, Russia, Israel, amongst others.

Government of National Unity: Where Does Libya Go from Here?

Middle EastBy Noamane Cherkaoui

” For Russia, its primary interests are preserving its influence in Libya, ideally with a military installation in Sirte, Jufra, or both.

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