Center’s Analytics
Report "Russia and Iran: Bilateral Dialogue Amid Global Transformations"
Russia and Iran face common challenges and threats in the Eurasian space. Moscow and Tehran have the potential to become partners in preventing the spread of radical religious movements, normalizing the situation in the South Caucasus and the Caspian region, stabilizing Afghanistan, and expanding humanitarian and economic cooperation with the Taliban government (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia). They can also work to prevent the emergence of tensions in Central Asian countries, strengthen ties with the states of the Persian Gulf, and promote a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Policy brief "Russia and Iran: Interconnected Geopolitical Interests and Regional Cooperation"
With increasing sanctions and military pressure from the West, along with efforts to isolate Russia and Iran globally, the national interests of Moscow and Tehran have become more closely aligned. Both countries are working together to push back against sanctions and political pressure, while expanding their trade, economic and defense cooperation.
Policy brief "Syrian Reconstruction in a Changing
Regional Context: Challenges and Opportunities"
Post-war reconstruction of Syria is a complex multifaceted problem affecting the economic, political and social aspects of the country's life. Despite the formal end of the active phase
of the civil war, Syria continues to face numerous challenges: international sanctions limit access to resources, internal problems of public administration reduce the effectiveness
of the reconstruction processes, and the lack of political reforms makes it difficult to attract external assistance.
Russian-Oman Economic Co-operation: Ointment without a Fly?

Over the past 30 years, relations between Russia and Oman have evolved from cool contacts during the Cold War to partnership in our days. Today, Oman, seeking to diversify its economy, shows interest in cooperation with Russia. In turn, Moscow sees Muscat as a promising partner in the Persian Gulf region. Ivan Reshetnyak, Project manager at the Center, analyzes the prospects for the development of Russian-Omani cooperation.

Playing Pick-Up-Sticks in Libya—3
The Libyan political crisis has continued for more than thirteen years, consistently moving from stagnation to transformation, impeding the normal development of statehood, the restoration of civil peace and economic prosperity of the wealthy North African country. Ruslan Mamedov and Grigory Lukyanov continue a series of analytical publications devoted to the study of the intricate process of the Libyan settlement.
Triumph of Geopolitics? Evolution of Russian Approaches
to the Middle East

The year 2023 was characterized by a sharp deterioration of the situation in the Middle East after the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Russia attempted to take a neutral position, generally consistent with or coinciding with the reaction of the international community. At the same time, deep contradictions between the policies of Russia and the collective West remain and may worsen if the situation in the zone of the Israeli-Palestinian confrontation becomes more violent. Russia’s principled position on this long-standing conflict is well known, and it consists in resolving the issue on the basis of the two-state solution and preventing the discrimination of sovereign rights of the Arab people of Palestine.

Policy brief “Russia and Iraq: Resilience amid Regional Instability”
In 2024, Russia and Iraq celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The position of Iraq and its role in the regional system of international relations and security in West Asia consistently changes under the influence of transformations of the world and regional order and due to the peculiarities of domestic political processes. There are new issues of synchronisation of transport projects. In this respect, Russia can become an effective political partner for sovereignty development for Iraq, and the latter can become an important partner for Russia in economic and oil policy issues. Despite political risks and regional instability, relations between Moscow and Baghdad are “stress-resilient,” and cooperation between the countries demonstrates positive dynamics and is developing on various tracks.
Silk Road vs Spice Route: India in the Middle East

The Middle Eastern leaders do not consider India either as a potential counterweight to Washington or as a replacement for it; China is better suited for this role. Middle Eastern leaders are ready to develop their economic ties with India, but in spite of its size, India will not take the place of the United States, Russia, China or the EU, Ruslan Mamedov writes.

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