After the Cabinet reshuffling at the beginning of this year, when many prominent representatives of the Al-Attiyah clan, the second most powerful after the House of Thani, were replaced with members of the ruling dynasty, some experts in…
Vladimir Simonov
09.06.2016
OPEC Meeting and its Consequences for Oil Producers
The results of the recent OPEC meeting were pretty predictable – all the member states announced their reluctance to cut oil production levels, while some are even planning to increase them. In the meantime, Iran wants to…
16.03.2016
Would Moscow Persuade Damascus to Take Peace Seriously?
Late on March 14, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin summoned Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to the Kremlin in order to announce in front of numerous TV crews that Russia was beginning a partial withdrawal of…
11.12.2015
McCain is Playing Chicken With Baghdad
According to the Iraq Press Agency, the head of the Iraqi parliamentary bloc Irada, Hannan al-Fetlaui stated that up to 100,00 foreign troops are headed to Iraq. Up to 90,000 are going to be sent by the Arab and Gulf States to Iraq to fight the Islamic State…
19.11.2015
A321 Crash: The Qatari Trace
Recently, a number of Western journals have been trying to persuade readers that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war” in Syria is aimed at diverting public attention in Russia from the complex social and economic problems that have been caused by falling…
21.10.2015
Qatar is Caught in the Middle of Yet Another International Scandal
The former Prime Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim has been caught at the center of yet another scandal, but this time around the charges pressed against him imply something more serious than “mere” corruption. The British court has recently…
11.05.2015
Terrorism Remains Pakistan’s Chief Problem
Despite the increased efforts of the government, the army and the law enforcement agencies of Pakistan, innovated methods for combating…
07.05.2015
Complicated Domestic Situation in Pakistan
Despite recent efforts from Pakistani authorities towards stabilizing their domestic political situation, the reigning atmosphere there remains unstable and can…
16.04.2015
The Struggle for Yemen Rages On
The so-called international community which is allegedly united by the UN continues to demonstrate utter and complete impotency in the…
06.04.2015
Iran Nuclear Agreement: What Comes Around…
Once the initial euphoria over a successful conclusion of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program has worn off, more realistic or…
20.12.2014
Qatar’s Interests in the Russian Economy
Apparently, the Qatari sheikhs have no idea that Russia is not the Upper Volta, studded with missiles, as the United…
12.12.2014
Is Qatar Attacking Russia?
The Qatari newspaper Al Raya which is close to the family of Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and expresses…
