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“Arab Spring” Has Reached Ukraine
Analyzing the tragic events of the “Arab Spring” of 2011-2014 in the Middle East, some experts and political analysts suggest that these large-scale outbreaks of violence cannot be limited to specific...
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The Armed Struggle for Syria Does Not Cease
Despite the apparent decline in the activity of the opposing sides in the Syrian conflict (government forces, armed opposition, international Islamist military and political groups), the fierce...
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The situation in Iraq after the last parliamentary elections
On 30 April 2014, Iraq had its first parliamentary elections after the withdrawal of the American troops from the country. According to the Constitution of 2005, the bicameral parliament is called...
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Iraq Oil Provokes New Conflicts
According to OPEC daily oil production rates in Iraq increased by 400 thousand barrels and reached 3.4 million barrels per day in February — the decade’s highest. Out of them 2.8 million barrels are...
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Egypt turns a new page in history
The May 26-28, 2014 early Presidential elections in Egypt have once again turned the eyes of the global community to this country. It should be noted that the Arab Republic of Egypt is situated in a...
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The results of the visit of Iranian President H.Rouhani to Turkey
On June 9 and 10, 2014, there was an official visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Turkey. The Iranian leader held talks with Turkish President, Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan...
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Kurds have intitated the separation process in Iraq
On July 3 the President of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani proposed the local parliament to hold a referendum on the separation of the Region from Iraq. A vast majority of deputies must support...
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Iraq has finally found a president
After parliamentary elections in March 2014, Iraq has, for the longest time, failed in attempts to form a legislative and executive branch of government which has resulted in a new protracted internal...
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Can the new Iraqi Prime Minister save the country from its final disintegration?
After lengthy consultations with all the political blocs and factions within the Iraqi parliament, Iraq’s President, Fuad Masum, appointed Haider al-Abadi as the new Prime Minister on August 11, 2014...
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Kurds at forefront in fight against Islamic State
Up until recently remaining neutral to the civil wars in Syria and Iraq, the Kurds, amidst the devastating offensive of the radical group “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” (ISIS), have found themselves...
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Will Turkmenistan Become a Shield in Jihadists’ Way?
After withdrawal of NATO’s forces from Afghanistan increasing radical Islamist activity is expected in that country and in the region as a whole. Washington and its Western allies failed to inflict any...
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Russia in the Fight Against Islamist Groups
Revitalization of radical Islamist groups across the world forces Russian leadership to take appropriate measures to counter this threat to both national and international security. Today, the...
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Anatomy of ISIS and Possible Scenarios of its Evolution
Recently, the international media has been paying considerable attention to the coverage of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) actions, replicating videos depicting parades of the jihadists with heavy weapons...
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Riyadh Tries on the Role of Regional Gendarme
The 2011-2015 “Arab spring” events have considerably weakened the acknowledged leaders of the Arab world: Egypt, Libya, thrown Syria and Iraq into civil wars, and created an atmosphere of general chaos...
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Situation in Lebanon Against the Background of Crisis in Syria
Though the domestic political situation in Lebanon is relatively stable, its possible worsening in the near future should not be excluded. The interference of external forces and persistent split of...
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Caliph is Dead, What’s Next?
It has repeatedly been reported earlier that the leader of the Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was wounded and even killed. But this information was subsequently denied and the caliph appeared to be...
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The Results of the Meeting of Representatives of the Countries of the Persian...
The widely publicized Summit of Gulf Arab countries in Washington held at a lower level than planned, because from the seven participants of the meeting, only three were represented by the heads of...
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Turkish Authorities Offer a Unique Response to Islamist Attacks
As we know, on July 20, 2015 as a result of a suicide bombing in the village of Suruç which borders Syria, 32 people were killed and over 100 suffered injuries. A large part of those killed and injured...
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Deal on Iran is Unlikely to Untie the Middle Eastern Knot
It was expected that reached with such difficulty in July of this year agreement between the “Six” international negotiators and Tehran would somewhat defuse the situation in the region and in the...
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Erdogan is on the Warpath with the Kurds
Turkey is undergoing the most severe domestic political crisis of recent years. In previous years, R. Erdogan and his moderately Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) managed to consolidate...
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