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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 …

What will Middle East gain from US’ "retreat"?

12:43 14.10.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

What will Middle East gain from US’ "retreat"?

Throughout the year, American commentators have been sounding alarm over the weakening of the US positions in the Middle East. Optimists say Washington has intentionally been “cutting down on its commitments”. According to pessimists, America is quickly losing credibility amid an acute crisis of trust in its relations with its …

War in Yemen: enough is enough – what else?

12:12 30.08.2019 Dmitry Babich

War in Yemen: enough is enough – what else?

The situation in Yemen has recently taken a bad turn both for Saudi Arabia and its allies from the so-called “Arab NATO” - countries, which formally joined the Saudi invasion of Yemen in 2015. Since then, this coalition, backed by the United States, has been fighting the opposition Houthi movement, …

Passions over Syria rage on

19:23 24.04.2019 Andrey Isayev

Passions over Syria rage on

The twists and turns of political developments in the Middle East largely stem from the rivalry between Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey. While Iran seeks greater influence in countries with significant Shiite populations, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are sparring on one territory, both claiming leadership in the Sunni world: Turkey …

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