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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Russia Voices Concern over NATO’s Military Activities in South Caucasus

Russia Voices Concern over NATO’s Military Activities in South Caucasus

Wednesday 13 December 2017
South Caucasus region. Alwaght- Russia expressed worry over increased military activities by the US-led NATO alliance in the South Caucasus region. Moscow highlighted an increase in NATO activity in the South Caucasus at the Geneva International Discussions, emphasizing that Moscow cannot take ...
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American vs Russian Project: Greater Central Asia or Greater Eurasia?

American vs Russian Project: Greater Central Asia or Greater Eurasia?

Sunday 21 January 2018 ،
South Asia by circumvention of the Russian and Chinese policies. This is well predicted by the Russians as Foreign Minister Lavrov said that the nature of the Greater Central Asia project revolves around redirection of the Central Asian projects towards South Asia without partnership with Russia. Ce ...
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MSC Focus: Collapsing Liberal Global Order, World Delicate Security

MSC Focus: Collapsing Liberal Global Order, World Delicate Security

Monday 18 February 2019 ،
South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the ethnic frictions in the Balkans, Israeli-Palestinian disputes, Indo-Pakistani tensions over Kashmir, Rohingya minority massacre in Myanmar, North Korea nuclear crisis, Qatar diplomatic crisis, Saudi-caused humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and the Afghanistan peace talks. ...
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Why Is Georgia Conservative about Hosting US Base?

Why Is Georgia Conservative about Hosting US Base?

Wednesday 8 May 2019 ،
South Ossetia, which ostensibly was a war between the central Georgian government and the pro-Russian separatists, was, in fact, a proxy encounter of Washington and Moscow. While the Americans offered full-scale support to their Georgian allies, the Russians strongly stood by the secessionists who s ...
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Yerevan-Tel Aviv Promoting Ties: What Are Their Risks?

Yerevan-Tel Aviv Promoting Ties: What Are Their Risks?

Thursday 3 September 2020 ،
South Caucasus region to enjoy Washington’s support in other regional fronts.  “A couple of months ago, Armenian ambassador became resident in Tel Aviv. He even talked to the Israeli media regarding Yerevan’s move, noting that the Iranian remarks cannot hamper the development ...
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With New Doctrine, Russia Goes Tougher with West: Expert

With New Doctrine, Russia Goes Tougher with West: Expert

Friday 9 September 2022 ،
South Ossetia, as well as with the self-proclaimed separatist republics of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, as the document recommends.  It seems that the drafting and signing of this document by the Russian leader is an attempt to provide a theoretical framework for Russia's foreig ...
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Is West Seeking a New Front with Russia, in Georgia?

Is West Seeking a New Front with Russia, in Georgia?

Wednesday 14 December 2022 ،
South Ossetia are necessary. According to this Russian diplomat, in the current situation, the issue of working out a binding agreement on non-use of force with Georgia and the demarcation of borders, which is being discussed by Moscow, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, will be prioritized.  Georgia ...
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Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Baku Making Alliances to Break Karabakh Security Blocks

Monday 1 May 2023 ،
South Caucasus, to a degree that according to the data published by the World Bank, since 2011, Azerbaijan alone accounts for more than 72 percent of the GDP of the entire South Caucasus region. Also, playing a role in major economic projects like China's ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ ...
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Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?

Will Putin maintain his place in the Kremlin?

Friday 15 March 2024 ،
South Ossetia in Georgia, annexing Crimea in 2014, and integrating portions of four Russian-speaking regions into Russian territory. The political and electoral structure in Russia Russia operates as a federal democratic republic. Its legislative arm, the Federal Assembly, comprises two chambers: ...
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Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine

Pro-Western Parties’ Loss in Election Shows Georgians Learned Lessons from Ukraine

Tuesday 5 November 2024 ،
South Ossetia, the results of the recent elections showed that this view among Georgians has faded to some extent.  Victory of the Georgian Dream party marks a big loss to the West since it enables Russia to strengthen its economic and soft power against the Westerners.  The US and its a ...

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