16 Sep 2021

France as a New Actor in the Caucasus

Although the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has left the front pages of the world media, the geopolitical trends in the region are still taking shape. During June-July 2021, Armenian diplomats sharply increased the number of meetings with their French counterparts in Yerevan, Paris, and the
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09 Sep 2021

Morocco’s General Elections

The Moroccan flag. Source: www.flagsonline.it   September 8th, 2021 marked the day of the general elections in Morocco (third nationwide after the 2011 change of constitution), with the legislative, regional and communal elections all being held in the same time. Morocco is a constitution
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08 Sep 2021

Turkey – Egypt Bilateral Talks and Ties Normalization

Turkish and Egyptian flags. Source: www.theowp.org   Ever since the 2011 events related to the Arab Spring and Turkey’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the bilateral relations between Egypt and Turkey diminished in intensity, but 2021 brought the opportunity for bilateral talks and a tha
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03 Sep 2021

The Ideological Approach of Russia in the MENA Region

Source: quora.com   After the effects of the Arab Spring on Russia’s foreign policy in 2011 and its successful mediation in the agreement between the West and Syria on the destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles (September 2013), the question of whether Russia has a strategy for the
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02 Sep 2021

Germany and France Call On Iran To Resume Nuclear Talks

Source of the photo: Tehrantimes.com   On September 1, 2021, Germany and France urged Iran to return "as quickly as possible" to Vienna negotiations on reviving its 2015 nuclear deal JCPOA with world powers. Christopher BURGER, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a weekly press conferen
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31 Aug 2021

Iran: Iran and Saudi Arabia Expected to Resume Direct Talks Soon

Source of the photo: Wikipedia.org   On August 30th, 2021, in an interview on state television, Iran’s new foreign minister, Hossein Amir-ABDOLLAHIAN said that he had spoken with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al SAOUD, at the regional summit held in Baghdad on Saturday. “The
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30 Aug 2021

Follow-up on the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership

Iranian Foreign Minister delivering a speech in the Baghdad Conference. Source: www.irangov.ir   On August 28th, 2021, Iranian and Gulf Arab officials met in Baghdad in a regional summit that Iraq hoped would encourage its neighbors to talk to each other instead of settling scores on its terr
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