Valdai Club

Eric Hoesli

Andrzej Habarta

Mehmet Hecan

Clive Hamilton

Kim Heungchong

David Hearst

Zhang Huimin

Tarek Heggy

Sam Heller

Steven Heydemann

United States

Janet Wright Ketcham 1953 Professor in Middle East Studies, Smith College

Materials

From De-Escalation to Diplomacy in Syria: Russia Confronts a Dilemma

Russia confronts a dilemma. At the most recent meeting of the Astana Process, held October 30-31, Russia signaled its intent to shift its diplomatic efforts from the de-escalation of violence in Syria to a political settlement of the Syrian conflict.

Russia and US Can Cooperate to Resolve Qatar Crisis

The conflict between Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council has stabilized and has little risk of spillover, Steven Heydemann, Professor of Middle East Studies at Smith College, told valdaiclub.com. According to Heydemann, little is expected to change, although the United States and Russia could cooperate to create a new regional security architecture in order to find a way out of the conflict.