More Work from Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  Baku Proceeds With Caution as Ethnic Azeris Join Protests in Neighboring Iran

  Baku may allow radical nationalists to publicly discuss “reunification” with Azeri Iranians, but the president and key officials prefer not to comment publicly on the protests in Iran.

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    Bashir Kitachaev

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  What Russia Will—and Won’t—Do for Its Embattled Ally Iran

  It’s one thing to export Russian helicopters to Iran to fight the insurgency, and it’s easy to imagine Moscow becoming a haven for fleeing Iranian leaders. But it’s very difficult to imagine Russian troops defending the Iranian regime on the ground.

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    Nikita Smagin

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  Iran’s Twelve-Day War Has Only Boosted Its Cooperation With Russia

  Tehran’s most urgent task is to reduce the risk of further Israeli and U.S. airstrikes. Russia’s role as a deterrent in this respect is more multifaceted than simply supplying weapons, whose real impact will only become apparent many years from now.

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    Nikita Smagin

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  Trump’s Gaza Deal Belies the Kremlin’s Theory of a New Global Order

  The U.S. president’s successful imposition of a ceasefire on notorious sworn enemies who have both agreed to make concessions only highlights Putin’s intransigence and his lack of competence and reason.

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    Alexander Baunov

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  What Does the New Reality in the Middle East Mean for Russia?

  Trump’s Egypt summit may have thwarted the Kremlin’s attempts to get Middle Eastern leaders to congregate in Moscow, but Middle Eastern states are less and less convinced that the West can be relied upon, which is inevitably pushing them toward deals with Russia.

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    Nikita Smagin