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Boris Dolgov

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Saudi Arabia and Russia: new contacts

by Boris Dolgov

Moscow (Russia) | 9 July 2015

What was the mission of the high-level delegation that Saudi Arabia has sent the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg? Nobody knows for sure, but the announcement of a major contract between the two countries seems to show that a new era begins.

The Escalation of the Crisis in Egypt

by Boris Dolgov

Moscow (Russia) | 20 August 2013

Then Interim Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei, center right, meeting with U.S. senators John McCain, center left, and Lindsey Graham, fifth from left, with U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson, fourth from left, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. In a week Elbaradei left his post. (…)

The Situation in and around Syria

by Boris Dolgov

Moscow (Russia) | 2 April 2012

According to Professor Boris Dolgov, Russia’s foremost scholar on the Middle East and expert on the Syrian crisis, the comments by Western politicians and media alluding to a Russian reversal are intended to increase pressure on Moscow. In reality, Russia’s stance at the Security Council remains (…)

What Is Really Going On In Syria: Insider Update

by Boris Dolgov

Moscow (Russia) | 30 January 2012

In this article Boris Dolgov, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow, reports on his recent trip to Syria. His field investigation is particularly valuable since most of the information about Syria in recent months has emanated from Beirut, (…)