“No Peace, No Recognition, No Negotiations”? Arab Society on the Way to Radicalization
The first take-away from the October 2023 violence surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is that this conflict—regardless of what has been said before—remains at the...
Collective Security in the Gulf and West Asia
Given that some conflicts in West Asia are still smoldering, the potential for them to be rekindled with renewed vigor remains. One of the...
Iraq in the World Dis(Order)
On April 9, 2003 — 20 years ago sharp — Baghdad fell. Arabs, Persians, Mongols, Turks, Ottomans, Safavids, British and Americans had history of...
Russia: Towards a Balance of Interests in the Eastern Mediterranean
Research interest in Russia’s role in the Eastern Mediterranean region remains high. The increasing Russian presence in the Eastern Mediterranean is explained by energy...
Syria: Rules-Based International Order Creates Humanitarian Rule, Not Law?
The world community survived the UN vote on the mechanism for delivering cross-border aid to Syria. On the agenda was the issue of the...
Elections in Syria: Forgetting Old Resentments?
In the presidential elections on May 26, Bashar al-Assad won more than 95% of the votes. According to the current constitution, this term will...
The Return of the ‘Arab Voice’ Through a Portal From the Underworld
The events of the “Arab Spring” that began 10 years ago were considered a tectonic shift, capable of overturning the previous development logic of...
The Energy Sector, Competition and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
Recently, and particularly in 2019–2020, scholars have been increasingly focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean owing to its importance for global transport routes and its...
The Formation of the Political Elite in Modern Iraq: The U.S. and Iranian Factors
Three major events transformed Iraq and the Middle
East: the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988 and the
Gulf War of 1991, the...
Troubled Partners: What Russia and Turkey are Dividing Up in Syria
“Turkey is our close partner, our ally,” said
Presidential Spokesperson and Turkologist Dmitry Peskov on the eve of the
meeting in the town of Zhukovsky near...