7 Jan 2017 15:03
Russia’s New Peace Deal and Multi-Vector Policy in Syria
On December 29, 2016, Russia, announcing her agreement with Turkey on a comprehensive peace in Syria, showed another aspect of her multi-layered and multi-vector approach in foreign policy, and in particular, in the Syrian case. The agreement was obtained under conditions that not so long ago ...
5 Jan 2017 13:26
How Iran sees Russian-Turkish deal on Syria?
After the Dec. 29 announcement that Russia and Turkey had reached an agreement on a nationwide cease-fire in Syria, the United Nations Security Council on Dec. 31 unanimously approved a resolution welcoming the new effort to help resolve the Syrian crisis. Such unanimous international support,...
2 Jan 2017 21:23
Turkmenistan “Gas Game” on Iran from a Different Angle
In the new era, Turkmenistan’s political elites, like other Central Asian states, have faced major problems to achieve the objectives of development and stability in the years following their independence. This has affected this state’s foreign policy behavior and at times been a ...
21 Dec 2016 15:20
Why Iran Should Worry over Russia’s Syria Plans?
After a long period of heavy fighting over the city of Aleppo, the Syrian army and its allies have managed to retake almost all of it from the rebel forces. It is a considerable achievement not only for the Syrian government, but also for Russia and Iran as its main allies. The victory in Aleppo came ...
19 Dec 2016 17:12
Change in Economy and Stability in Politics of Mirziyoyev's Uzbekistan
The newly-elected President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won 88 percent of votes –in the past presidential elections Islam Karimov was also elected by an average of 90 percent of the vote. At first it seemed unlikely that Mirziyoyev would repeat the record of the former President, but Mirziyoyev ...
17 Dec 2016 21:00
Economic Development, Western Sanctions and Russia’s Future
The fundamental problem in the Russian economy and similar economies is neither sanctions nor external pressure, but their type of economy and development model. An economy dependent on raw materials and state - weakening the domestic and external competitiveness - is usually vulnerable to various ...
27 Nov 2016 13:36
Why the US and Russia Are In Favor of 'Succession Hypothesis' in the Central Asia?
During the past two decades, it has always been shown that the US follows the tradition of misinterpretation in chaotic regions. George W. Bush, based on misplaced trust, misrepresentations, and poor predictions, accused Saddam Hussein of having weapons of mass destruction and invaded Iraq in 2003....
6 Nov 2016 20:55
North-South Corridor: From Victory Bridge to Economic Success Bridge
Three quarters of a century after the Allied powers transported weapons, ammunition and medicine to the former Soviet Union from southern Iran to its northern part, which changed the fate of World War II and caused Iran to be known as the “victory bridge,” the North-South Corridor is expected ...
10 Oct 2016 16:03
Yemen Status in Russia's New Strategies
Reflected in Russian’s state and non-state media, it is very difficult to understand Moscow’s stance on the Yemen crisis. Major interpretations of Russian’s media and authorities about Yemen developments are also based on the fact that the West, headed by the US, show double standards ...
7 Oct 2016 13:25
Solution to Religious Extremism in the Middle East and Central Asia
In an atmosphere of ideological and material impoverishment leading to massive identity crisis and unbridgeable economic gaps in different parts of the Islamic world and the Middle East, Western civilization has entered these regions by eliminating the indigenous culture and religion, through which ...
2 Oct 2016 17:29
Russia Is Playing the Kurdish Card?
The downing of a Russian Sukhoi-24 plane by Turkey led to considerable tension in Russian-Turkish relations. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Ankara’s actions a “stab in the back” by the “accomplices of terrorists.” Moscow has since restricted tourism and visa-...
6 Sep 2016 22:38
Prospect of Change and Reforms in a Post-Karimov Uzbekistan
It is really difficult to certainly talk about the outlook and future changes or reforms in Uzbekistan after Islam Karimov. However, it can be predicted that this Central Asian country will not be the same as Uzbekistan of Karimov era. Possible attempt of Islam Karimov’s successor for playing ...
25 Aug 2016 17:59
Military Cooperation between Iran and Russia from Syria’s Tartous Port to Iran’s Nojeh Airbase
Diplomatic, intelligence, technical and operational cooperation between Iran and Russia to contain the Syrian crisis as well as spread of terrorism in the region has been going on in the past five years. In the most recent stage of this cooperation, Russia used Nojeh airbase in northwestern Iran, ...
13 Aug 2016 22:37
Pakistan Gets the Better of Iran on One Belt, One Road Initiative
Chinese Silk Road has two land and maritime routes, one of the characteristics of the land route may be considered as its east–west orientation which intersects with new Silk Road of the USA with its north–south orientation (Central Asia–Afghanistan and South Asia). But the Chinese ...
10 Aug 2016 12:29
Diverse Perspectives on Iran's Future Status in One Belt, One Road Initiative
Securing its economic future, China requires an export market for its manufactured goods, and energy imports. It has to produce goods cheaper than that of its rivals for its own big market. If energy imports face difficulties and the final price becomes more expensive than in other regions, the final ...
19 Jul 2016 08:35
What Turkey's Bungled Putsch Had for Iran and the Middle East?
Analysis of Turkey’s botched coup attempt is very important not simply because of geographical and spiritual propinquity of this incident to Iran as well as cultural, social, political, economic and security ties between the two nations, but also because of its regional consequences and its ...
10 Jul 2016 21:20
SCO Summit in Tashkent and the Iran Question
Considering the 10-year-old experience of Iran’s observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since 2005, which has included formal submission to join the block in 2008, continuous follow-up from member states, in particular China and Russia, the SCO nod to India and Pakistan ...
8 Jul 2016 23:10
Iran’s Changing Approach to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2001 on the basis of three main goals of fighting terrorism, secessionism and extremism. Member states of this organization account for a population of about 1.5 billion, that is, almost one-fourth of the world’s population, and ...
2 Jul 2016 23:05
What Tajikistan and China Think about Iran’s Full Membership in SCO?
Considering the 10-year-old experience of Iran’s observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since 2005, Iran has always been interested in being a permanent member. However, what went on in the three important meetings of National Coordinators (April 22, 2016), Foreign Ministers ...
30 Jun 2016 15:42
Goals of US New Silk Road Strategy
New Silk Road Strategy (NSRS) is on Obama administration’s agenda with the purpose of liberalization of trade flow, acceleration of economic cooperation, increasing trade volume, and improvement of human relations between Central Asia and South Asia, centered by Afghanistan. Generally, the main ...
