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In the Middle East, the focus is shifting to Iran

The Middle East traditionally remains a region of high tension and no less high gravity of interests of the key countries of the world community. Naturally, this is due to the numerous contradictions of interests of intra- and extra-regional forces, the strategic position of the Middle East at the junction of Asia and Europe, as well as its rich resources (primarily oil and gas). The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has divided the world according to preferences towards the parties to the conflict, or rather attitudes towards the traditional values of justice versus the right of force…

Alexandr Svaranc

Russia-China Joint Approach to the Middle East

By repeatedly targeting the Houthis in Yemen and pushing for an escalation in the Red Sea, the US is jumping into the Middle East with a military and strategic mindset. The objective is to create space for Washington – and its global allies – to push back against the recent gains, i.e., normalization between Iran and Saudi and Arab normalization with Syria more than a decade after the start of the so-called “Arab Spring”, that Russia and China have made. A wider war in the region will, in the US calculation at least, re-politicize regional fault lines that might allow Washington…

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Sudan: Conflict remains unresolved

While the world’s attention is currently focused on Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians in Gaza, the escalating tension between Hezbollah and the IDF, and the unprovoked attack by the powerful US on the defenseless Houthis in Yemen, it is important to remember that the war in Sudan continues to cause great suffering to its people. The refugee crisis in the country has become a significant humanitarian issue, placing a strain on neighboring countries and casting a shadow of despair over the entire region…

Viktor Mikhin

US Withdrawal from Syria and Iraq: The Worst-Case Scenario

Brian Berletic

Palestinian-Israeli conflict divides the ranks of Gulf countries

Madi Khalis Maalouf

Rosatom in Kyrgyzstan - opening a new page in the nuclear power industry

Boris Kushhov

History Lessons. Dedicated to the Centennial of Kim Dae-jung

Konstantin Asmolov

On recent developments in the Maldives, Bangladesh and Myanmar

Vladimir Terehov

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