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Iran will struggle to maintain its position in Syria

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IRAN

Russia is encouraging a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria that does not explicitly include Iran, a key economic and military backer of the Damascus government. Tehran worries…

Prospects for Russian foreign policy in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Russian foreign policy in 2019.

Iran and Turkey will compartmentalise relations

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IRAN/TURKEY

As the new US administration seeks to re-engage with Iran, both Washington and Ankara have launched negotiations with Tehran's enemy Saudi Arabia. Iran and Turkey have major…

Russia will expand Middle East security and trade role

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MIDDLE EAST

The previous day, the Pentagon said that Moscow was trying to influence events in Libya. Since intervening in Syria in September 2015, President Vladimir Putin has established…

Views of US Mideast disengagement will drive reality

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MIDDLE EAST/US

This came amid a wave of rapprochements and a new emphasis on multipolarity across the region. US partners, including the Gulf states, Israel and Egypt, have signalled they do not…

Abu Dhabi-Washington ties will be difficult to repair

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UAE

UAE-US relations are under their greatest strain in nearly two decades. Trust between officials on both sides has been eroded. Doubts about the United States' reliability as a…

US War Powers fight will grow

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UNITED STATES

The Senate passed the resolution with 54 votes in favour to 46 against on March 13. The resolution is the first time that Congress has invoked the War Powers Act of 1973…

‘Groupthink’ will damage Turkish foreign policy

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TURKEY

Sanctions are triggered under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) by Turkey’s acquisition of two Russian S-400 air defence systems. Russia began…

Russian-Saudi interests too divergent for partnership

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RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA

King Salman bin Abdulaziz's visit to Moscow in October was hailed as a major step forward in relations, but many of the agreements signed were preliminary or simply confirmation…

Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for US foreign policy in 2019.