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ISIS and the Phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Syria and Iraq

(IMEMO) The book explores the interrelationship between ISIS and the flows of tens of thousands of foreign terrorist fighters to Syria and Iraq in the context of the ISIS’s role…

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Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy in the Middle East: Entering the 2020s

(IAI Papers) As Russia has become a major external player in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region due to its military engagement in Syria since 2015, it has acted…

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Terrorism in Afghanistan: A Joint Threat Assessment

(EastWest Institute) This report aims to provide a clear-eyed assessment of terrorism and armed conflict in Afghanistan and related security threats for the United States, Russia and key stakeholder countries,…

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Global terrorism and anti-terrorism after ISIL: Two key aspects that will not change soon

(Global Terrorism Index 2019) How much change should we really expect in global terrorism patterns and anti-terrorism after the demise of the physical core of Islamic State of Iraq and the…

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Russia and the Afghan Peace Process

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) On September 8, 2019, President Donald Trump cancelled his secretly planned Camp David meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s team and the Taliban. The formal pretext was…

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The Search for Stability in Libya: OSCE’s Role between Internal Obstacles and External Challenges

(Instituto Affari Internazionali) This volume examines the goals and prospects of the OSCE’s growing engagement in the Mediterranean region and, more specifically, with the OSCE’s six Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation…

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Russia’s Afghan Policy in the Regional and Russia-West Contexts

(IFRI) This report seeks to explain the main trends in Russia’s evolving Afghanistan policy, with the focus on its regionalization, diversification, and new emphasis on diplomacy that culminated in Moscow…

Russia’s Syria Policy: The Hard Path of Military Disengagement

(PONARS Policy Memo) On December 11, 2017, two and a half years after the start of Russia’s military campaign in Syria, President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Hmeimim Air Base…

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A Roadmap for U.S.-Russia Relations

(CSIS/Rowman & Littlefield) At a time of geopolitical tension and mutual distrust, the United States and Russia must work together in those areas where coordination is critical to global security, both…

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A Roadmap for U.S.-Russia Relations

(CSIS Report) At a time when tension between the US and Russia is higher than it has been in decades, we cannot forget that the relationship between these two countries is…

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