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cna talks: Russia and Iran’s Evolving Relationship

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This episode explores the political, military, and economic dimensions of the relationship between Russia and Iran. 

Russia and Iran’s Evolving Relationship This episode explores the political, military, and economic dimensions of the relationship between Russia and Iran.  Russia and Iran’s Evolving Relationship Guest Biographies Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick   is an expert on China-Russian relations, Chinese foreign policy, and Arctic strategy. At CNA, Wishnick contributes her dual regional expertise on China and Russia, including professional proficiency in both languages, to research and analyze Xi Jinping’s risk-taking, Sino-Russian military cooperation, China’s Arctic policy, and Chinese and Russian

What Does Lebanon's New Government Mean for the U.S.?

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For the first time in months, U.S. officials now have a functioning Lebanese cabinet they can work with as the two countries face a range of problems.

officials now have a functioning Lebanese cabinet they can work as the two countries face a range of problems: ongoing instability in the region, U.S. tensions with Iran, Lebanon’s failing economy and an ISIS resurgence in the Levant. Some ISIS networks fled to Lebanon after operations by the Syrian military and its allies Iran and Hezbollah. ISIS retains significant latent capability and thrives ... are worryingly close to Hezbollah. That raises concerns about Iranian influence, threats to Israel and whether the new prime minister might help Iran and Russia to prop up the Assad regime in Syria

China’s Belt and Road Loses a Notch and Gains a Bump

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Elizabeth Wishnick explains how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected China’s Belt and Road Initiative and hurt China’s relationships in Central Europe.

, the Caspian Sea region, Iran, and Turkey. This route has been relatively underdeveloped and terminals are not large enough now to accommodate trade redirected from the New Eurasian Land Bridge. Alternatively, China may focus on developing the Maritime Silk Road, especially cooperation with Iran and Pakistan. Each of these options has its own challenges, however. China’s regional rival India has long been investing in Iran, which also signed a 25-year cooperation agreement with China, with a special focus on its Chabahar Port. Interest by both India and China could help foster regional

What China's Ukraine Position Paper Tells Us

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Elizabeth Wishnick examines China’s position paper on the Russia-Ukraine war, and what it tells us about how Beijing uses diplomacy to advance its interests.

. Now that China is portraying itself as a global peacemaker , taking credit for encouraging Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore their diplomatic relations, will ending the war in Ukraine be next? One year ... , but the document also points to vulnerabilities that preoccupy Chinese officials in the event of a future conflict . With respect to Iran and Saudi Arabia, China facilitated what the two ... of territorial gains. What we see clearly in both cases, however, is how China uses diplomacy to promote its own interests— in the case of Iran and Saudi Arabia, preventing enmity between two key energy

Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

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The end of the Afghan conflict—and the manner in which it ended—is significant, but it will take time for its implications to come into focus.

. Even Iran, no friend to the Sunni-extremist Taliban (which kidnapped and killed Iranian diplomats in the 1990s), and which has fought ISIS in Iraq and Syria and supported the U.S.-backed government ... predicted. There could be more terrorist attacks. Iran could go nuclear. Other bad things could happen, such as the collapse of another unstable country or escalating conflict between Iran, its proxies

China’s Gaza Diplomacy Takes a Page from Its Ukraine Playbook

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China claims it can mediate between Israel and Palestinians, but as with Russia-Ukraine, Beijing has clearly picked one side and lost diplomatic credibility.

an echo chamber. A study of disinformation on Gaza by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue find that China, Russia, and Iran make common cause of blaming the West for the conflict. As with Ukraine ... is to persuade Iran not to encourage a widening of the conflict through its proxies. But it remains to be seen whether the aim of China’s diplomacy is to encourage regional stability or to capitalize

Israel’s New Government is the Most Far-Right in its History

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San Plapinger examines how Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hardline government could impact the country’s relations with Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE.

and integration, particularly vis-a-vis the perceived shared threat posed by Iran . Besides the six countries that have formally made peace with Israel, there have been reports of even Saudi Arabia

Private Sector Sanctions on Russia

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John Milton examines how the withdrawal of American corporations from Russia in the wake of the war in Ukraine demonstrates a new form of geopolitical pressure.

example, the sanctions targeting Iran and North Korea to pressure their governments to give up their nuclear weapons programs. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. is continuing

From the Proceedings Archive: The Storm at Sea

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An excerpt from an article that appeared just a few months after the end of Desert Storm, in Proceedings, the magazine of the U.S. Naval Institute.

of Bubiyan came about, and of the approximately 20 ships that tried to make it to Iran, only one damaged Osa-II missile patrol boat got through it. At this time, there is no explanation why those ships

U.S. Forces are Weathering the COVID-19 Crisis — So Far

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Though the pandemic has upended organizations of all sizes across the globe, the U.S. military and its supporting agencies have proven surprisingly resilient.

to the pandemic may in fact be more significant. For example, more than a year of heavy U.S. deployments to the Middle East in support of maximum pressure against Iran have kept entire aircraft squadrons