Special Announcement: Dr. Vladislav Inozemtsev Joins MEMRI
March 10, 2021
MEMRI is honored to welcome renowned Russian economist and political scientist Dr. Vladislav Inozemtsev as a special advisor to MEMRI s Russian Media Studies Project. Dr. Inozemtsev is the director and founder of the Center for Post-Industrial Studies in Moscow and a member of the Scientific Council of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). Until 2016 he chaired and taught at the Department of World Economy at Moscow State Lomonosov University s Faculty of Public Governance, and also taught at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.
March 10, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9223
Russia Hopes To Exploit The Chill In US-Saudi Relations And Gain A Foothold In The Saudi Arms Market
March 10, 2021
On March 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began his visit to the Middle East with a working visit to the Union of Arab Emirates, from there he will proceed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
[1] Russia hopes that Lavrov s visit to Saudi Arabia will facilitate the sale of Russian arms to the Saudis, particularly given the cooling of relations between Washington and Riyadh. Military specialist Ilya Kramnik, who is also an expert at the Russian International Affairs Council surveyed the Saudi arms market and the prospects for a boost in Russian arms sales for Kommersant. Russia hopes to entice the Saudis with battle proven and budget priced systems that are ideal for the local conflicts involving the Saudis, as opposed to oversophisticated and super-expensive American hardware. Additionally, these systems are tailor made fo
March 10, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9222
Syrian Opposition Elements: Biden Administration Is Rushing To Promote Iran Deal, Instead Of Addressing Syrian Crisis
March 10, 2021
The election of Joe Biden to the White House sparked concern in the Syrian opposition, which fears the return of the lenient policies of the previous Democratic president, Barack Obama, towards both the Assad regime and Iran. According to the opposition, these policies were manifest in a failure to press Assad to reach a political solution in Syria, and in giving Iran a free hand in Syria as part of efforts to conclude the nuclear deal with it. These fears were heightened when Biden – who was Obama s vice president – announced his willingness to renew the nuclear deal with Iran,
An anti-Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Telegram channel shared a video on March 8, 2021, showing a man who claimed to speak on behalf of residents of the village of Al-Sahharah, west of Aleppo, Syria.