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RUSSIA-IRAN: STRATEGIC COOPERATION PROJECTS AND REALITY
Russian President Putin’s visit to Iran captured international media’s attention. Representatives of gas exporting nations were to discuss cooperation prospects with global geopolitical landscape in mind. One of the intriguing topics was the areas
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THE MIDDLE EAST: RISING AND FALLING STARS
In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional power and a rising star led by its Justice and Development Party (AKP). But the arrival of the Arab Spring heralded a deep change in
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HAMAS DIPLOMATIC ACTIVISM: MODIFIED STRATEGIES AND NEW ALLIANCES
Many observers saw in Tony Blair’s meeting with head of Hamas’ political bureau Khaled Meshal a breakthrough that may take Hamas out of the bottleneck and may lead to a long-term truce between the
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WHAT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTORS HAVE SAID ON TURKEY’S ATTACKS TOWARDS PKK?
The Turkish government launched a peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in 2012 to put an end to the armed campaign by the Kurdish group aimed at gaining autonomy. The process created
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SCO AND BRICS AHEAD OF NEW DECISIONS
The most notable event of this political summer of 2015 will certainly be the joint Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Ufa, Russia. On
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SAUDI ARABIA AND THE US: FROM ALLIES TO RIVALS?
Saudi Arabia and the United States are gradually transforming from allies to rivals. Different approach to the Syria issue only supplemented the wide array of other contradictions that have emerged in the recent years.
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GEOPOLITICAL REALITIES IN THE CASPIAN REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF SHAPING OF NEW WORLD ORDER
World political map, formed in the early XXI century, increasingly resembles an utterly motley mosaic, where world and regional powers are neighboring small states that are affected by global and inter-civilizational problems, in one
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THE ARAB SPRING AND THE RISE OF NON-STATE ACTORS
It the past four years, Arabs have been living in endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called “the Arab Spring”. A very similar scenario was cloned in most of
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IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM: WHAT WILL FUTURE BRING?
Agreement struck between Iran and the Sextet nations regarding its nuclear program, resonated strongly with the international media. Enthusiasm evoked by the deal prompted such speculations, as “the oil price would plummet”, “Iran would
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SOUTH CAUCASUS KNOT: MULTI PASS “GEOPOLITICAL GAME”
Geopolitical rivalry of the West and Russia for energy resources in the Caspian region, indirectly manifested in the South Caucasus that erupted since the end of the 80s of the last century in the
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