Working Paper #27, 2016
The Working Paper highlights and compares the most credible estimates of the number of militants arriving from different countries according to data published by the security services of various nations, as well as by leading research centres across the globe.
Particular attention is paid to assessments of the situation regarding terrorists leaving, and then coming back to Europe, Russia and Central Asian countries; the link between migration and the recruitment of terrorists;...
... agree with
Olivier Roy, French political scientist-orientalist
, that it is a global message, which has nothing to do with the Middle East, or religion, but resonates with the social, psychological and cultural problems of the Western societies, that attracts ... ... to DAISH.
Against this backdrop, the central issue is not so much a military and or an ideological struggle against DAISH or terrorism in general, but a counteraction in terms of the value system.
Ironically, the “creative class,” whose representatives ...
On March 16, 2016 Ankara hosted a meeting of the Task Force for the “Building Greater Europe” project to discuss the issues of fighting terrorism in the Middle East, various aspects of the immigration crisis, and the problems related to the crisis in Syria.
Russia was represented by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and RIAC member Alexei Gromyko, Director of the RAS Institute of Europe.
The Building ...
... Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Nevertheless, the bloodshed has reached sizable proportions with estimated 6000 dead since March 2015 and it cannot absolutely be underestimated for the gravity and magnitude of geopolitical effects it carries on the the Middle East and the rest of the world.
The war broke out as a confrontation between the Shiite rebels Houthis allied with President Saleh against the Sunni coalition led by President Hadi. The situation, as it often is the case, was not so simple ...
... participants.
Milestones
Obviously, the first step in the creation of a new security system in the region should be to consolidate all the powers that are interested in eliminating the real danger presented by the hotbed of international extremism and terrorism that is the Middle East. The war against international terrorism is the very foundation upon which other more systemic and complex structures of regional security can be built. This would at the same time serve as a mechanism for restoring trust among the states ...
... of settling key MENA problems.
Opening remarks were made by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev and Valdai Academic Director Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of
Russia in Global Affairs
magazine and RIAC member, who said that “events in the Middle East will have far-reaching consequences and even specialists are just arriving at realization of the fact.”
The presentation was followed by a debate with participation of Research Fellow at RAS Institute for Oriental Studies Vladimir Sazhin,...
The attacks will almost inevitably lead to an escalation of war in Iraq and Syria, as well as to changes in the balance of forces in the Middle East as a whole.
Although it will take time to truly evaluate the consequences of the November 13 massacre in Paris for the French, European and world politics, some conclusions can be made now.
The attacks will almost inevitably lead to an escalation ...
... extremists and terrorists in Tunisian society. Last night, hundreds and hundreds of Tunisians gathered on the main street of the capital to say "no" to the attempt to intimidate the people.
AP
Sergei Veselovsky:
The Second Front of Islamic Terrorism
Obviously, many forces in the Middle East and the world do not like the example of Tunisia, a country where different and even antagonistic political forces have been able to come to agreements and work out a plan of action aimed at rebuilding the country after the shocks of "Jasmine ...
... from past experience using force in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan? Does anyone really believe that war can serve as an effective substitute for diplomacy and foreign policy?
You do not have to be an expert on Islamism to understand that extremism and terrorism in the Middle East have deep socio-economic and political roots — and that Islamism stems in part from multiple instances of Western intervention in the affairs of the region.
It does not take a political clairvoyant to predict that the destructive bombing ...
Sohail Mahmood (Pakistan), Mehdi Dehnavi (Iran)
The recent extremist uprisings in the Middle East are one of the most alarming international news of this year. International community seems to fail with generating ... ... depends on the further successes of the IS in the region.
Mehdi Dehnavi
Mehdi Dehnavi: No hope for a succesful campaign against terrorism without Russia and Iran
Project Director at Center for Strategic Defense Research
All Countries Must Work Together to ...
