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Iran: What is in store for the JCPOA?
The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) continues to be in the spotlight of
global politics. And even though the "Iranian problems" go beyond the
Joint Comprehensive...
Towards the First All-African Conference in Sochi
As Russia prepares to strengthen its overall
corporate economic profile during the African leaders' summit, policy experts
are questioning bilateral agreements that were signed, many of...
Security architecture in the Gulf: Troubled prospects
Russia, backed by China, hoping to exploit mounting doubts in the Gulf
about the reliability of the United States as the region’s sole security
guarantor, is...
Neo-Kennan Paranoia and the Hope for Russia’s Downfall
For more than two decades I have written about missed
opportunities and egregious missteps on the part of America (sometimes
accidental, sometimes seemingly deliberate) when it...
Turkey, Iran and the new Middle East equilibria
It should
never be forgotten that, since the sixth century AD, the displacement of
Turkish tribes to Persian territories has generated a Turkish diaspora to Iran,
which...
Russia and Africa at the Crossroad
A decade
and half ago, precisely in May 2004, this opinion article has since remained
unpublished by the local Russian and foreign media. But, this time...
US alliance with Gulf Decays as UAE Strengthens Ties with China and Russia
The United States has stayed as staunched to its
allies as it has remained to its foes. However, where the rivalry has been
equally retaliated, some...
Russians Thinking About Constitutional Changes?
Hints in
the Russian media over the past several weeks suggest that there might be some
important constitutional changes ahead. In the long run, that could...
Cyberwarfare without Rules
In June 2019, The New York Times published an article claiming that the U.S. intelligence services had carried out a
cyberattack against Russia. Specifically, according...
Shifting Sands: Chinese encroachment in Central Asia and challenges to US supremacy in the Gulf
China and Russia are as much allies as they are rivals.
A joint Tajik-Chinese
military exercise in
a Tajik region bordering on China’s troubled
north-western region of Xinjiang...