Returning to the use of the Western technologies for “color revolutions” in the post-Soviet space and the Middle East, we see that they are implemented in the following sequence: - In the first phase, the country’s socio-political and economic systems…

Recent news in the Western and, primarily, the French media about the health of Algeria’s president are being used by the many enemies of that state’s independent politics to spread speculation and make predictions about the future of that excellent…

Qatari Emir Hamad is seriously ill and having difficulty performing his duties as head of state. A liposuction operation in May 2011 reduced his weight by 40 kilograms and damaged his already bad health. The Emir is suffering from a…

Nine ballistic missiles of various ranges, including the latest Musudan, were removed from the DPRK’s eastern coast. They had been deployed there in early April in response to a large-scale military exercise in South Korea that included the armed forces…

Even before Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry met in Paris on May 27 to discuss convening an international conference on Syria to be called “Geneva 2,” those opposed to a peace settlement began…

For a variety of objective and subjective reasons, the multi-vectored relations between Russia and Iran have been breaking down in recent years. Why is that? We have been so carried away by the international sanctions against Iran’s unproven nuclear ambitions…

Some European countries have responded to Russian criticism of the EU’s decision to lift the embargo on supplying arms to the Syrian opposition by starting to whip up passions over Moscow’s arms sale to Syria’s legitimate government under contracts concluded…

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a quick visit to Central Asia. In Astana, he discussed the future of integration with his Customs Union counterparts — the plans to launch the Eurasian Economic Union in 2015. In Bishkek a day earlier,…

On May 27, all of the European Union’s foreign ministers gathered in Brussels, where they decided to lift the embargo on supplying weapons to the Syrian opposition. Officially, however, the decision pertains only to individual organizations on the Syrian Opposition…

Recent statements by senior officials of the United States and other countries concerning Syria’s possible use of chemical weapons against opposition fighters have raised a legitimate question -- who do the statements benefit, and why are they being made? US…

Over the 4-5 years that have passed since the United States and NATO announced their decision to withdraw the bulk of their forces from Afghanistan, uncertainty has become a major challenge for the countries in the region. However, although early…

Many Russian scholars and experts believe the Kurdish problem has started acquiring greater importance in the system of regional and international security. The events of the Arab Spring brought destructive forces into play and energized radical Islamist groups. They have…