Igor Matveev

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Ph.D. in History, Full State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 3rd class; Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Lecturer at MGIMO University under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; expert on Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean, RIAC Expert

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Russia and Iran in Syria: A Competitive Partnership?

Authors: Igor Matveev and Yeghia Tashjian* Russia’s ongoing special military operation in Ukraine has sparked broad and intensive debates about future modalities of the relations...

Suspending Ukraine’s Agricultural Exports: Will Russia Save the Arab World from Food Riots?

When on March 12, Denis Shmygal, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, announced that a prohibition or severe restrictions would be imposed on exports of wheat, buckwheat,...

Syrian Idlib: What’s Next?

In October 2020, as the media reported Russia’s Aerospace forces resuming their strikes against the local armed opposition, Turkey relocating its observation posts, and...

The Caesar Act: A New Challenge for Syria?

On June 17, the United States began implementing the Caesar Act (the “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act”) following a six-month grace period that was...

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Will AI Be Able to Replace Air Traffic Controllers?

Artificial intelligence will change air traffic control, but it...
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