24 Apr 2017 12:36
Strategic Stability in Russia’s Foreign Policy: Relations with the US and the Issue of Iran
“Strategic stability” is an important concept in Russia’s foreign and defense policies. Given the importance of “strategic stability” in providing the strategic interests of Moscow and Washington, the two countries have always been trying to achieve understanding and ...
19 Apr 2017 18:23
Challenges and Opportunities of the Recent Iran-Russia Oil Deal
Following the recent meeting with Russian Energy Minister, the Iranian Oil Minister announced the sale of a hundred thousand barrels of oil per day to the Russian, and then Russian Energy Minister, on the sidelines of the economic summit in Sochi, outlined some other aspects of the contract: ...
16 Apr 2017 12:27
Will US Missile Strike Shift Iran-Russia Partnership in Syria?
In a move that surprised many observers as well as politicians around the world, US President Donald Trump ordered a targeted missile attack against a Syrian air base on April 6. The strike, which the United States said was in retaliation for the April 4 chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun, marked a ...
10 Apr 2017 11:38
Future Patterns of Iran-Russia Relations
Iran’s position in Russia’s foreign policy will not remain unaffected in the future by the regional and international developments, including the crisis in Syria and Moscow-Washington relations. At the regional level, now it seems that Russia does not intend to leave Syria after ...
7 Apr 2017 12:52
Obstacles and Prospects of Recent Peaceful Protests in Russia
On Sunday, March 26 cities of Russia witnessed a series of anti-corruption protests. The protests were held at the invitation of Alexei Navalny, a blogger and the Kremlin critic, and covered a hundred Russian cities and towns. During the protests, police officials said 500 people, and opposition ...
1 Apr 2017 09:54
Iran and Russia: A Relations Becoming Increasingly Important
Iranian President’s visit to Moscow at the beginning of the (Iranian) New Year can be seen as the resultant expansion of cooperation between the two countries in the last three years. Over the past three years, the process of economic and political cooperation between the two countries ...
30 Mar 2017 12:18
Iran and Russia: Strategic Alliance or Strategic Cooperation?
Many journalists ask about the nature of relations and cooperation between Tehran and Moscow. Last month, a seminar was held in Tehran on the anniversary of 515 years since the beginning of formal relations between Iran and Russia. In practice, Iran and Russia had significant security cooperation ...
28 Mar 2017 10:43
Why President Rouhani in Russia will take heed of the World?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is on an official two-day visit to Moscow, meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues. The trip is taking place during one of the most important periods in Iran and Russia's relationship, with the ...
7 Mar 2017 21:49
Iran, Azerbaijan and New Developments in the Field of Energy
As passions on oil and gas resources of the Caspian Sea subsided, the fact that more realistic statistics are given for the volume of reserves, and multinational companies are more discreet to enter this area in line with the global decline in oil and gas prices have all reduced the level of ...
5 Mar 2017 07:56
Referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh Region 2.0
The level of political and military developments occurring in the last two years in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh is unprecedented since the Bishkek protocol was signed on May 8, 1994 which led to a ceasefire in the region. In the latest political developments in the disputed area,...
26 Feb 2017 13:04
New Great Game between Russia and the US?
The US foreign policy under Obama towards Russia experienced many ups and downs. Bilateral relations were overshadowed by many issues during the eight years of the Obama presidency including the differences on Ukraine, sanctions imposed on the Russian entities and individuals by the West, a difference ...
21 Feb 2017 10:24
Hidden Layers of Berdimuhamedov’s Victory in Turkmenistan’s Presidential Election
Turkmenistan’s presidential election was held on February 12, 2017, but it is interesting that almost everyone knew that Berdimuhamedov would be the Turkmen President for the third time. Websites critical of the Turkmen government carried out polls in the last days before the election,...
17 Feb 2017 21:36
There are serious doubts over the exact route of the US domestic and foreign policies under Donald Trump due to his controversial positions on various issues. In the meantime, one of the important issues that attracted the attention of observers and analysts even before the election of Trump ...
8 Feb 2017 16:59
Gas Game: Evaluating Turkmenistan’s Foreign Policy Behavior Pattern
After the gas supply of some Iranian northern provinces was suddenly cut off in the winter of 2008 by Turkmenistan and the unexpected reactions of this state to some problem of the Caspian Sea, and the sudden disruption in affairs of the Iranian transit fleet in recent months, now the gas game ...
6 Feb 2017 16:00
Iran and Russia: Let's Learn from History
The history of relations between Iran and the Soviet Union, and especially, the impact of the international system on these relations are thought-provoking and advantageous. The relations between the two states during the two decades before the Islamic Revolution of Iran were unique in the Soviet ...
2 Feb 2017 20:17
The Astana Negotiations: From Final Statement to the Battlefield Achievements
In recent days, there have been significant news and analyses from regional and trans-regional experts and “friends” and “foes” of the Syrian government on how to do the Syrian peace talks and the fate of these talks in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and possible ...
25 Jan 2017 08:57
Pakistan and ECO: Potentials for Developing a More Active Regional Block
The ECO is an intergovernmental organization consists of three Asia countries and seven Eurasian nations established in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the Member States and its common objective is to create a ...
23 Jan 2017 20:21
Interactions among Iran, Russia and Turkey and the Prospects of the Astana Meeting
Liberation of the city of Aleppo, a trilateral meeting of Iran, Russia and Turkey in Moscow, and the agreement to hold political talks in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, indicate the beginning of a new phase in the Syrian crisis. Peace talks in Kazakhstan can be a major turning point in the process ...
22 Jan 2017 17:13
The TAPI Pipeline: Expectations and Realities
The total length of the TAPI gas pipeline will be 1814 kilometers scheduled to start from Galkynysh gas field in Turkmenistan, and pass through Afghanistan and Pakistan to reach Fazilka district in India. This pipeline, in addition to its economic advantages, has been important, and received ...
18 Jan 2017 15:32
Threat of “Salafi Sufism”: An Opportunity for Regional Cooperation in Central Asia
Sufism, a philosophy whose most distinctive feature is tolerance, and its followers have been always known for their forbearance. It has been accepted and respected over time by people, groups, and even governments. At the same time, regardless of the political and apolitical functions of this ...
