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Maritime incidents in the Persian Gulf
On June 13
last, the US Fifth Fleet - stationed in Manama, Bahrain - received two
different danger alerts - one at 6.12 and the other...
Bright Future of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
There are
many countries in this region eagerly wanted to join the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO). The region is under severe threats, either it is US-Iran
Tension...
Russia, Africa and the SPIEF’19
In 2019,
four African countries - Côte d’Ivoire, Lesotho Niger and Somalia - for the
first time attend the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF’19)
held on...
The SCO needs strategic consensus and cooperation in an era of uncertainties
During his
latest state visit to Russia, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian
counterpart Putin agreed to bring the two countries’ relationship to a “new...
March to Tripoli, or a Third Civil War in Libya: Initial Results
The military offensive of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field
Marshal (according to the House of Representatives sitting in Tobruk) Khalifa
Haftar on Tripoli...
Russia joins Gulf states in coaching Sudan’s military
Russia has emerged as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ silent
partner in assisting the Sudanese military’s efforts to weaken, if not defeat a
months-long...
Review: Africa At The SPIEF’19
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held
series of diplomatic discussions with a number of high-level African
delegations who attended the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)
from...
Russian Iranian strains raise spectre of US-Israeli-Russian deal on Syria
With Israel set to host an unprecedented
meeting of the national security advisors of the United States, Russia and
Israel, this week’s efforts by German foreign
minister...
Grab your Coats: Can America succeed in the Arctic?
Authors:
Mathieu Barron and Dr. Jahara Matisek*
It should not be a surprise that the Arctic is melting: climatic warming was identified by the scientific community...
Modest Growth Ahead for Russia, but Opportunities to Boost Formal Employment
Real GDP growth in Russia surpassed expectations
in 2018, reaching 2.3 percent, mostly due to the one-off effects of energy
construction. Growth forecasts of 1.2 percent...