Category: International Relations

Deciphering Russian Foreign Policy and Its Changes Under President Vladimir Putin’s Administration: Directional and Adjustment Changes

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by Samaher al-Khatib * The Russian special military operation in Donbass constituted a new stage in the history of the modern world, characterized by new concepts, and with the arrival of this special operation to the date of signing the accession of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia to the Russian Federation, which preceded the accession Read more

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The Limits and the Potential of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

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A meeting among leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, during any other year in the past, would not make the news. This year’s meeting, however, should matters. Yet, it was hardly covered in Western media. There are important reasons for why the world should pay attention to this 21-year-old intergovernmental organization (IGO). Read more

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Axis Moscow – Tehran: an alliance without unnecessary obligations

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by Nikita Smagin *  Russia and Iran are finding more and more points of contact both in the foreign policy and economic spheres. It is no coincidence that this year has already become unprecedented in terms of the frequency of visits at high and highest levels between countries. The latest event in this context was Read more

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Tehran Summit further limits Erdogan’s margins of maneuvering

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by Hoda Rizk Iran is trying to re-deepen the relationship between the Astana parties in light of the changes taking place in the region and the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on regional and international alliances, at a time when Turkey is reviewing its stances and foreign policy after a decade of failed projects, and Read more

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The energy and food crises are not direct outcomes of just the war in Ukraine

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The energy and food crises are not direct outcomes of just the war in Ukraine. The energy and food crises are connected to many other unaddressed critical issues. Thereforre, they must be addressed holistically. The conflict between Russia and the West that was exacerbated by Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine must not be understood as Read more

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Russia’s Decision to Counter Western Sanctions by Requirement Payments for Russian Goods by National Currency is Exceedingly Significant

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When direct military intervention is not a feasible option, US administrations and Western allies always used economic and financial tools to achieve their foreign policy goals. Imposing sanctions has become a reflexive, automatic reaction against any government that resists the current world order—the one dominated by Western liberalism. Such Western addiction to sanctions and embargoes Read more

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The Religious factor in the war in Ukraine

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Hosni Mahalli* Some Western commentators are now talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to revive the legacy of the Soviet Union, who previously said “its collapse caused the disintegration of historical Russia”. Others have pointed to Putin’s religious and sectarian calculations in his military intervention in Ukraine. The roots of these accounts go back Read more

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