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1 – 10 of 11Russia maintains a delicate balance in the Middle East, preserving a close relationship with Shia-majority Iran and a security presence in neighbouring Syria while seeking…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286793
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France announced in November that it would deliver armoured vehicles to Armenia, prompting protests from Azerbaijan. The news threatens the tentative negotiations taking place…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284521
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Russia seeks to enhance its cooperation with the Gulf Arab states to offset its diplomatic and economic isolation from the West, leveraging its status as a valued security partner…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284355
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However, doubts have arisen over the durability of their partnership, especially given delays in the delivery of the Su-35 Flanker jets that Iran was set to receive from Russia…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281427
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The two countries have turned to each other amid increasing isolation from international banking systems, export markets, and foreign resources and technologies. Deepening their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278339
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Trump's acceptance at the post-meeting press conference of Putin's assertion that Moscow did not interfere in the 2016 US presidential election caused shock in the United States…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236148
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Russia has engineered an agreement that defuses immediate Iranian-Israeli tensions over southern Syria. Moscow benefits most, as it retains the ability to pursue its military and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235308
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They will discuss Russia's growing role in the Middle East, Israeli targeting of Iranian proxies and the implications of the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250134
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Government forces have struggled to make headway in their offensive against the final rebel stronghold in the north-west. That campaign enjoys significant Russian support…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245116
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Despite Ben-Zvi's assurances, the incident caused an unprecedented bitter diplomatic row that is still unresolved. Russia responded by giving Syria new missiles that are a…