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Ninth Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club
17.02.2020 - 18.02.2020
Moscow
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Programme
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On February 17-18, 2020, the Valdai Discussion Club, in partnership with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held its Ninth Middle East Conference. This year, discussions were dedicated to the theme “Middle East in a Time of Change: Towards New Stability Architecture”. The focus of the programme is the regional architecture and scenarios of what the 2020s will bring to the region.


Materials
Opinions
Middle East: Long Term Forecast. What Next?
The Middle East is going through a paradigm shift in its political development’ was perhaps the most constant refrain in Valdai Forum discussions. Pan-Arabism as a dominant idea sank in the Arab Spring, giving way to a swirling flow of Islamism, which seemed like it would be there for quite some time.
Konstantin Truevtsev
27.02.2020
Club events
Why the Bitter Experience of the ‘Arab Spring’ Does Not Stop the Protests in the Middle East
The last two sessions of the 9th Valdai Club’s Middle East Conference took place on Tuesday, February 18th. The experts discussed the on-going wave of protests in the region and possible future scenarios.
19.02.2020
Club events
Middle East: When Instability Is the Constant Normal
On Monday, February 17, the Valdai Discussion Club kicked off its 9th Middle East Conference. Four sessions were held that day, one of which, open to the media, was attended by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, who read the greeting message from Sergey Lavrov.
18.02.2020
Opinions
Greater Eurasia: Are There New Challenges on the Horizon?
Still, the Middle East is sooner a sad experience of how to improve a situation when things have already gone too far due to the irresponsibility of external players and the instability of regimes.  Central Eurasia is important to Russia and a region where it consistently pursues a strategy of international cooperation in peacetime.
Timofei Bordachev
17.02.2020
Opinions
Security in the Arab-Persian Gulf
There are few regions on Earth, unanimously, considered and realized by the population of the planet as a strategic area. The Gulf is one of those regions, if not the oldest and most prominent.
Amal Abou Zeid
17.02.2020
Opinions
Sergey Lavrov’s Greeting to the Organisers and Participants Of The Ninth Valdai Club Middle East Conference
The best way to prevent escalation is to work proactively to prevent the emergence of new conflicts. In this regard, Russia advocates the formation of an integrated collective security mechanism and cooperation in the Persian Gulf region. Our proposals are summarised in the corresponding Concept.
Sergey Lavrov
17.02.2020
Reports
A New Security Architecture for the Middle East?
The Middle East broke all records for surprise events in 2019. The unexpected changes of government in Algeria and Sudan, mass protests in Lebanon and Iraq, the sensational election outcome in Tunisia, the never-ending election process in Israel, a new escalation of US–Iran tensions, zigzagging developments in Syria, Libya, and Yemen, and many more – the list may be continued.
Vitaly Naumkin, Vasily Kuznetsov
17.02.2020
Opinions
Arab Protests: A Wicked Dance Between Rulers and Subjects
While the people in the squares may have been intimidated to retreat in some instances, their threshold for pain may be rising, along with their anger. This wicked dance between rulers and subjects is likely to determine the region’s shape for years to come.
Joost Hiltermann
14.02.2020
Opinions
NATO in the Middle East: Defense Ministers Meeting in Brussels
Defence ministers left Brussels most likely relieved and pleased that they had defused another explosive question, but their relief is likely to be short-lived.
Vincent Della Sala
14.02.2020
Opinions
The Changing Middle East
The void left by Arab weakness has been filled by the non-Arab states of the region, Iran, Turkey and to a lesser degree by Israel. Turkey and Iran have consequently proved to be considerably more cohesive and politically successful than Arab nations
Zvi Magen
13.02.2020
Photo
Photo Gallery: Ninth Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club. Session 6. Scenarios for the Future
18.02.2020
Photo Gallery: Ninth Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club. Session 5. Is the Arab Street Making a Comeback?
18.02.2020
Photo Gallery: Ninth Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club. Session 4. Persian Gulf: War and Peace
17.02.2020
Photo Gallery: Ninth Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club. Session 3. Arabs and Three Non-Arabs States
17.02.2020
Photo Gallery: Ninth Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club. Session 2. Conflicts and Mediators
17.02.2020
Video
Randa Slim on Whether a New US-Iran Deal is Possible
20.03.2020
Dorothée Schmid on Turkey-Russia Relations
16.03.2020
Dorothée Schmid on Turkey as a Challenge for NATO
13.03.2020
Yahia H. Zoubir on Algerian Foreign Policy
11.03.2020
Yahia H. Zoubir on Protest Movement in Algeria
10.03.2020
Infographics
Islamic Banking
18.02.2020
Russia and Saudi Arabia: Economic and Political Relations
18.02.2020
Military Capabilities of the Middle East Countries
17.02.2020
Cooperation Between Russia and Three Non-Arab States of the Middle East
17.02.2020
Subregions of the Middle East and North Africa
17.02.2020
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