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6 june 2013
Europe Stays on Sidelines As Syria Conflict Unfolds
(1)At the Russia-EU summit, the talk turned again to Syria and the prospects for a settlement, but it made little sense to have a dialogue at this particular meeting.
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5 june 2013
Why does Syria need Russian arms?
It seems that all external players are aware that the upcoming peace conference on Syria will serve as a turning point. If a shift occurs in favor of a compromise between the warring parties, it will be a truly historic event, given the long-standing impasse.
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19 may 2013
Endgame Draws Near in Syria
After a relative lull, a recent flurry of news suggests that the endgame in Syria is approaching.
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10 may 2013
Kerry Breaks the Ice in Moscow; Russia Sticks to 'Principle' on Syria
With respect to Russian-American relations, the positive atmosphere is due to the fact that the agenda has become very narrow.
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26 april 2013
Russia, The US and Syria After the Boston Bombing
Russia’s differences with Western countries and the US on the Syrian question, for example, are conceptual in nature.
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15 april 2013
Syria As a Mirror of the Changing World Order
(1)The Arab Spring and the crisis in Syria merely aggravated contradictions that had formed a gap between Realpolitik and the observance of the de jure intact norms of international law. Today’s question is this: Is the international community able to take concerted actions or will inflated ambitions of regional centers of power gain the upper hand?
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9 january 2013
Russia Still Key to Political Transition in Syria
Addressing the nation for the first time in over six months, Syrian President Bashar Assad thanked Russia for its efforts to help find a political solution to Syria's conflict.
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20 december 2012
To Govern, Not to Act
Political power was the focus of 2012. Three of the world’s most powerful countries underwent a change in government.
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18 december 2012
Russia Will Not Change Its Position on Syria
The world is tired of the never-ending Syrian deadlock, so any news promising change becomes a sensation.
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13 december 2012
Talking point: the logic of Russian foreign policy. Мarie Mendras and Fyodor Lukyanov join oDRussia editor Oliver Carroll for a debate in Paris.
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7 october 2012
Moscow and the Middle East: Repeat Performance?
Just as the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan vitiated many of the achievements made by Soviet foreign policy toward the Middle East from the 1950s through the 1970s, Moscow’s strong support for the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria threatens to negate the achievements of Putin’s foreign policy.
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13 september 2012
How the Arab Spring Muddied Post-9/11 Clarity
Last Tuesday, September 11, while the United States was commemorating the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, anti-American demonstrations erupted at U.S. consulates in Libya and Egypt.
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1 august 2012
Шанхайский ход Анкары
Отношение к Европе является фактором, из-за которого Анкара и Москва сейчас тяготеют друг к другу.
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28 june 2012
Is Democracy the Solution for the Middle East?
The main task for all Arab Spring countries is to create a stable and effective government.
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24 june 2012
Syria As a Systemic Failure of Security Mechanisms
(3)Many accuse Moscow of supporting a “force of the past” – the Assad regime which is increasingly losing ground. In return, Russia has accused a number of countries of siding with opposition leaders, while having a very vague idea as to where these people can bring their country. The question arises: What if all the parties to the conflict are not up to the mark?
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7 june 2012
Syria After Annan
To expand on the success it achieved in the Middle East in the first months of this year, Russia should offer an effective plan for change of power in Syria.
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5 april 2012
The Importance of Being Russia
(3)It has been a long time since I was as acutely aware of Russia’s importance as during the recent conference on the Syrian crisis in Ankara.
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23 february 2012
Why Does Russia’s Stance on Syria Baffle Everyone?
(4)“Why does Russia support dictators?” a French correspondent who has come to Moscow to find out about Russia’s stance on Syria asked me.
A new world order: A view from Russia
Since around 2017–2018, the world has been living through a period of progressive erosion, or collapse, of international orders inherited from the past. With the election of Donald Trump and the rapid increase of US containment of Russia and China—which is both a consequence of this gradual erosion and also represents deep internal and international contradictions—this process entered its apogee.
Will US pullout from Syria increase risk of conflict with Russia?
The announcement of the US pullout from Syria was received with caution in Moscow. Besides the security and political challenges it may bring about, the Trump decision could mean the end of a practical, relatively constructive US-Russian approach to conflict at flashpoints.
Intel: How Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign is bringing Iran and Russia closer together
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's long-planned visit to Moscow today quickly turned into a grievance-sharing session with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov about the Donald Trump administration.
A Phony Cold War
For several years now, analysts have been unable to agree on a description for the state of Russia-West relations. The terms a “new” or “second” Cold War have been used more often than others.
Intel: How Russia and Turkey are growing closer at US expense
The April 30 phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan covered a broad range of topics, including trade, military cooperation and Syria, as the two countries continue to grow closer amid US-Turkey tensions.
Battle Robots Rivalry and the Future of War
Unmanned military systems – or ‘military robots’ – are becoming more commonplace among the rising number of armies around the world and are used with increasing frequency in combat. Leading powers, their challengers as well as their non-state combat opponents have begun to design, test, and field numerous unmanned systems.
Indian Approaches to Multilateral Cooperation and Institutions in Eurasia
Relations between the US and Russia are at their worst since the end of the Cold War, China and the US have tense relations, India and China are trying to stabilize relations after a period of acrimony. The major powers appear today to be like the unhappy families in Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: ‘Each unhappy family (major power in this case) is unhappy in its own way.’