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Iranian Studies in Uzbekistan: Shared Heritage, Academic Capacities, and Prospects for Future Cooperation
Syria: From Managing Influence to Managing Clashes (An Analysis of the August 2026 Developments in Light of the Ankara–Tel Aviv Rivalry)
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Iranian Studies in Uzbekistan: Shared Heritage, Academic Capacities, and Prospects for Future Cooperation
A distinctive feature of Uzbek scholarship in Iranian studies is its pronounced emphasis on intellectual and literary figures who inhabit the shared civilizational space linking Iran and Central Asia.
Taiwan reveals why it sanctioned Russia
The island’s foreign minister wants the West to punish Beijing if it attacks his territory
Pakistan Secures $8 Billion Saudi “Package” During Shehbaz Sharif Visit
The $8 billion package for Pakistan includes a doubling of the oil financing facility, additional money either through deposits or Sukuks, and rolling over of the existing $4.2 billion facilities, reported The News International.
Islamic State claims rockets fired from Afghanistan into Tajikistan
Kabul: The Islamic State (IS) extremist group claimed it fired a number of rockets from Afghanistan into the territory of neighbouring Tajikistan, according to an Afghan media reports.
Russia’s Rosneft ramps up oil sales to Indian Oil in May
Russia's Rosneft sold 700,000 tonnes of Urals oil loading from Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga in May to Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the country's top refiner, two traders familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Putin congratulates leaders, people of CIS states, Abkhazia, South Ossetia with May 9
The Russian leader underscored in his congratulations that "it is a common duty today to prevent a restoration of Nazism that brought so much suffering to the people of various states"
ROOTS OF SHIFT IN TURKISH GOVERNMENT’S REGIONAL APPROACH
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring was an opportunity for Turkey to present itself prominently in the Middle East for the first time since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Russia’s Attack on Ukraine Raises Stakes For Iran Nuclear Talks
While it does not appear that Russia has become interested in undermining the JCPOA as a whole, dragging out the talks could serve Russia's interests.
IMPACT OF UKRAINE CRISIS ON ENERGY MARKET, OPPORTUNITY AHEAD
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, two important events occurred in the energy market; first, the negative expectation shock in the field of oil supply, which led to an unprecedented rise in oil prices in recent years and second, the European and American approach to Russian energy (oil and gas) imports has intensified efforts to find alternative resources.
