Russia | Ishtar MENA Analytic

Maxim Savinykh

May 122 min

New Power Brokers of Global Politics? The Unexpected Role of the Gulf Monarchies in Ukraine War Negotiations

by Maxim Savinykh For at least the past two decades, the dominant Arab monarchies of the Gulf, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the...

Maxim Savinykh

Jan 820 min

Israel-Russian Relations and the Recent Escalation in the Middle East Conflict

On 7 October Hamas, also known as the “Islamic Resistance Movement”, started what they called “Operation al-Aqsa Flood”, which resulted...

Matthew Bryant

Oct 30, 20239 min

Nagorno-Karabakh: Historical analysis of a dynamic conflict at the fringes of the MENA-region

I: Intractable Conflicts Fought with the Sword At the current moment the Armenian Crisis regarding Nagorno-Karabakh is in an extreme...

Maxim Savinykh

Jun 15, 20239 min

A Shaky “Grain Deal” and the Turkish Elections

Russian dissatisfaction Since the establishment of the “Grain Deal”, Russia often expressed skepticism and criticism regarding this...

Gabriele Guzzi

Feb 23, 20235 min

One Year In – The Effects of the Ukraine War on the MENA Region

Exactly one year after Russia’s fatal invasion of Ukraine, the global geopolitical and economic landscape has changed perhaps...

Abdullah al-Wandawi

Sep 8, 20226 min

The Beneficiaries of Western Crisis: Aramco and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

“Global crude oil prices remained exceptionally strong in the second quarter of 2022, driven by low crude oil and refined product...

Maxim Savinykh

Aug 7, 202212 min

The Astana Summit - An Anti-Western Axis in the Making?

The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey met within the framework of the Astana format in Tehran on July 19. This arrangement was formed...