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Middle East: from COVID-19 invasion to an epidemic of disintegration?

11:50 18.05.2020 Andrey Isayev

Middle East: from COVID-19 invasion to an epidemic of disintegration?

The recent declaration of autonomy in southern Yemen and Khalifa Haftar's declaring himself the ruler of all Libya once again drew the world’s attention to the phenomenon of separatism. This phenomenon is certainly not new, amply exemplified by events in Scotland, Catalonia, Flanders and South Tyrol. In Europe, the problem …

Price war on oil and gas market from geopolitical perspective

12:34 08.04.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

Price war on oil and gas market from geopolitical perspective

The collapse of the OPEC+ deal, coupled with a drop in demand amid the raging coronavirus pandemic, has sent tectonic shocks across the global oil and gas markets. Simultaneously, attacks on the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project have intensified again.The global demand for oil had started to decline well before …

Americans return to Syria for oil

10:51 08.11.2019 Andrey Isayev

Americans return to Syria for oil

Soon after the adoption of the Russian-Turkish Memorandum on Syria, President Trump, known for his "consistency" in decision-making, made it clear that he had no intention of withdrawing US troops, which had already been moved to Iraq, from the east of Syria. The reason for the US forces to stay …

The sanctions of a split

9:48 12.11.2018 Pyotr Iskenderov

The sanctions of a split

The tough economic sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran have aggravated conflict between Washington and its close allies. The European Union, the United Kingdom, France and Germany have expressed regret over measures taken by American President Donald Trump and signaled the need to protect their companies. Simultaneously, eight …

Will Iran be able to counteract US sanctions?

15:17 24.09.2018 Vladimir Sazhin

Will Iran be able to counteract US sanctions?

American sanctions and how to confront themThe Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) today, as in the past 40 years of its existence, is in the global spotlight as the focus of major political and economic developments.As you know, on May 8, US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the …

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