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Russia is seeking to pre-empt the US in the Arab world by developing policies that capitalise on President Joe Biden s new administration still trying to find its footing and an eagerness among Washington s Arab allies to maintain a balance in their relationships with the West, Moscow and Beijing.
So far, Mr Biden has hinted at his desire for a reset with Gulf states, Egypt and others in the context of reconfiguring US-Iranian relations. Moscow sees the current moment, in which US policy remains unclear, as an opportunity to mobilise support for an eastern pivot in the Middle East. Impatience in the region for the Biden administration’s apparent disregard for US-Gulf relations is growing, especially given that it seems to be given less attention than relations with Iran. To be clear, US relations with the Gulf are far from ruptured, but confidence is being shaken. Russia s veteran foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, must have sensed that when he undertook a visit last week to
The Middle East and the Mediterranean are going through great changes that are redefining the region. The countries of the Southern shore of the Mediterranean (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya) are experiencing major transformation with the fall of the old military regimes and the attempts to establish new governance. The countries of the Eastern Mediterranean, Syria, and.
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American forces should remain in Iraq to stop ISIS regaining strength, especially through radicalising children, the US commander in the region said.
Gen Kenneth McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, also warned that the vast number of ISIS prisoners in poorly secured jails in Syria meant there was a strong chance of a breakout that would be a major boost to the terrorists.
Separately, he argued that Iran was blocking any path to a political agreement in Yemen and he was critical of Russia’s “opportunism” in the Middle East.
But it was the resilience of ISIS that posed the greatest threat to regional stability and made a strong argument for the US to keep a strong military presence in Iraq.