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Alexandr Svaranc

PhD in political science, professor

Iran is developing an active foreign policy

In their assessments of Iran’s foreign policy after the 1979 February Revolution, experts often tend to have a one-sided and biased perception of Tehran’s diplomacy. In particular, a certain stereotype has emerged, according to which Iran, as the main Shiite Islamic state by religion, is the flagship of world Shiism, strives for absolute hegemony in the Islamic...

Alexandr Svaranc

Iranian-Israeli tensions are doomed to escalate in the absence of Russia

After the collapse of the USSR and the weakening of Russia, Israel started to believe in its own exclusivity as the US’s main ally in the Middle East. In the interests of national security and unity in the face of an external enemy, the Israeli leadership (particularly under the right-wing Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu)...

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Symbolism in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Politics

In he practice of political figures symbolism frequently manifests itself as a commitment to certain historical traditions established in national society and as an expression of consistent steps toward the future. This is a practice that can be found in both Eastern and Western politics. As the Ottoman Empire’s successor, modern Turkey holds the idea of reviving imperial status...

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The anticipation of a retaliatory strike is even worse than the actual strike…

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And Iran will neither capitulate nor give in…

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NATO and Turkey: an expulsion or a warning?..

Alexandr Svaranc

Iran and Saudi Arabia – rivalry or partnership?

Alexandr Svaranc

The Kurdish issue in Turkish-American relations

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