Last chance to prevent a Mediterranean Somalia
The Syrian peace conference that Russia and America’s top diplomats have agreed to organize in the next few weeks might be the last chance for this Arab country’s warring factions to find a political solution to their conflict and prevent the sliding
Turkey car bombs plot to derail Syria conference – Pushkov
The Russian Lower House’s foreign affairs head Alexey Pushkov tweeted Saturday that blaming the Reyhanli bombings on the Syrian government betrays a design to derail the proposed international conference on Syria and justify foreign military interven
Moscow's view on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
Russia views strengthening the NPT regime as a crucial task, and considers it, unquestionably, a foreign policy priority
Kerry’s Moscow visit and the Middle East
The US will likely persuade Russia to support harder international sanctions in the United Nations Security Council against the Assad regime, which may further pave the way for international invention
Conference to make Middle East a WMD-free zone must be held in 2013 - Moscow
Moscow wants an international conference on turning the Middle East into a zone free from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, and their delivery means, to be convened before the end of 2013
Terrorism tends to defy borders
Global cooperation would not just curtail the menace of terrorism but also foster peace and stability
What to expect from Iran after the presidential elections
The presidential campaign in Iran gets underway on April 21. No matter how events unfold in the Middle East, one thing is certain: Iran will remain at their centre
Moscow alarmed by Al Qaeda’s interest in Syria
Moscow is concerned by al Qaeda’s growing interest in Syria, fearing that the international terrorist organization is seeking to turn the country into its Mideast base, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday
Russia and India in the Middle East: The need for joint effort
A mere attempt to intellectually grasp and then solve the problems in the Middle East, in conjunction with other members of the global community, is sure to become one of Russian-Indian diplomacy's greatest virtues
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A decade after the US invasion of Iraq
From humbled Americans ambitions to new policy tactics in Russia; noted expert Fyodor Lukyanov discusses the outcome of the war that dislodged Saddam Hussein
India must speak out on Syria
With the BRICS summit coming up, New Delhi cannot afford to fail in defining its self-interests when the flame of Islamist militancy lurches across the so-called Greater Middle East
Russia wants to boost Middle East Quartet work - envoy
Russia will seek to step up efforts within the Middle East Diplomatic Quartet (Russia, the EU, the U.S. and the UN) to look for possible solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Moscow's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said.
Moscow looks to regain lost clout in Middle East
Russia launches fresh diplomatic counter-offensive to win back influence lost after the Arab Spring
Russia embarks on a diplomatic offensive in the Middle East
The first session of the Russian-Arab cooperation forum was held in Moscow on Wednesday. Thus, Moscow made an attempt to regain the positions in the Middle East it has lost after the “Arab Spring.”
Russia stuck in Syrian conundrum
Moscow is looking for a force to take responsibility for the settlement in Syria
Red Line: Munich conference, American policy in Iran & Mariano Rajoy
Each week, Voice of Russia hosts Red Line, a discussion about global events as seen from Moscow.
Red Line: Egypt after Mubarak, Nuclear Persian Style & John Kerry
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Red Line: Arab Spring comes to Algeria?
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Revealing the geopolitical threats of 2013
The year 1913 figured as a sort of milestone for the Soviet Union and the world. Today, at the beginning of 2013, we too can sense future changes, but we are powerless to predict the path of history and we do not know where current events are taking
Red Line: Two years of Arab spring events & more
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