23 Jan 2019 08:56
Iran, Russia Remain Skeptical About US Exit from Syria, Afghanistan
In the political sphere, Iran and Russia have interpreted the announced US withdrawal from Syria — be it tactical or strategic — as an American failure and an indication that their own policies have succeeded. In Iran, the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,...
16 Jan 2018 22:02
The Pattern of Active Balance and Deterrence in Iran-Russia Relations in Syria
One of the major deficiencies in Iran-Russia relations during the post-Soviet period is its instability and the fact that it is influenced by third variables, especially the “West”. Therefore, a question has always been raised whether a stable basis can be defined for these relations? ...
3 Dec 2017 21:21
Active Model of Balance and Deterrence in Iran-Russia Relations
One of the major limitations of the relations between Iran and post-soviet Russia is that they lack strategy and stability and are influenced by third variables, especially the West. Consequently, repetitive discussions still take place (especially by the Iranians) on whether these relations are strategic ...
5 Aug 2017 12:39
Russia’s Plan for Post-ISIS Syria
Although the ISIS ideology will continue to exist in the Middle East, with the destruction of the structure and organization of this terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, various involved and interested parties prepare themselves for the post-ISIS space and for bargaining to get a larger share. Some ...
23 Jun 2017 18:09
Iran, the Middle East and Eurasia: the Need to Balance Foreign Policy
Though trans-regional powers have taken, and will take their share of the rising multi-layered tensions in the Middle East, these tensions will lead to no consequences for the countries of the region, except for the loss of human and material resources. Any pause or delay in the developmental policies ...
29 Apr 2017 16:35
American missile strikes against Syria can be studied from different dimensions. But, clearly, one of the most significant aspects is their effect on the situation and position of Russia in Syria and the Middle East and toward Washington. That the Kremlin officials underlined that these strikes would ...
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 ...
23 Feb 2017 18:44
Objectives behind Russia’s Contacting with Taliban
Russia’s first contacts with the Taliban took place informally in 1995 to free the seven crews of Il-76 that had been captured by the Taliban (the aircraft was carrying military equipment from Albania to Kabul for the Northern Alliance; the crews were released after a year). Despite these ...
1 Feb 2017 21:01
Russia and Syria: the Relative Achievement of Goals and the Inevitable Compromise
In his annual address to the Federal Assembly (December 1, 2016), Putin emphasizing on Russia’s readiness for equal partnership with the US, noted the shared responsibility between the two states in providing international security and stability, and mentioned that the interaction between ...
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 ...
24 Nov 2016 13:52
Neo-Eurasianism, Russia and Future Equations in International System
Although following the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Russia reluctantly or maybe out of pragmatism accepted mono-multipolar structure of the world after the Cold War and gave in to West’s relative superiority in that system, it never recognized it as a sustainable international system ...
30 Aug 2016 11:26
Regional and International Objectives of Russian Airstrikes from Iran
Almost half a century after Russian soldiers left Iran’s soil in the aftermath of the World War II in 1946, the country’s military has once more returned to Iran following a new agreement with the Islamic Republic. The current situation, however, is not comparable to the past and the goals ...
