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14th Middle East Conference “The Middle East – 2025: Learning Lessons from the Past, Surviving the Present, and Designing the Future” 5 февраля 2025 года

14th Middle East Conference “The Middle East – 2025: Learning Lessons from the Past, Surviving the Present, and Designing the Future”

On February 4-5, 2025, the Valdai Discussion Club, in collaboration with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, held its 14th Middle East Conference “The Middle East – 2025: Learning Lessons from the Past, Surviving the Present, and Designing the Future”.

15th International Conference “The Eurasian Arc of Instability and Regional Security Challenges from East Asia to North Africa: Geopolitical Outcomes of 2024” 25 января 2025 года

15th International Conference “The Eurasian Arc of Instability and Regional Security Challenges from East Asia to North Africa: Geopolitical Outcomes of 2024”

On January 25, 2025, the 15th International Conference “The Eurasian Arc of Instability and Regional Security Challenges from East Asia to North Africa: Geopolitical Outcomes of 2024” was held in Saint Petersburg.

CAIS Researchers at the Situational Analysis on Security Issues in the Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, and Sahel 19 декабря 2024 года

CAIS Researchers at the Situational Analysis on Security Issues in the Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, and Sahel

On December 19, 2024, the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at HSE University hosted a situational analysis dedicated to security issues in the Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, and Sahel regions. The event, organized by the Primakov Center in collaboration with the Mediterranean Studies Center at HSE University, served as a platform for discussing key challenges and trends shaping security in these regions.

21st All-Russia Academic Conference “Faizkhanov Readings. Islam in Russia: History and Culture” 13 декабря 2024 года

21st All-Russia Academic Conference “Faizkhanov Readings. Islam in Russia: History and Culture”

On December 11-13, 2024, the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS (Saint Petersburg) held the 21st All-Russia Academic Conference “Faizkhanov Readings. Islam in Russia: History and Culture”, attended by CAIS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Islam Zaripov.

“Oriental Studies in Russia 2024: Assessments by the Professional Community”. Report by Prof. Vasily Kuznetsov 13 декабря 2024 года

“Oriental Studies in Russia 2024: Assessments by the Professional Community”. Report by Prof. Vasily Kuznetsov

We are glad to announce the publication of the report “Oriental Studies in Russia 2024: Assessments by the Professional Community” by Deputy Director of IOS RAS, Head of CAIS, Prof. Vasily Kuznetsov.

CAIS Researchers Took Part in the Expert Seminar “Russia and Turkey: Comparing the Strategies of Extra-Regional Actors towards the Gulf Countries” 13 декабря 2024 года

CAIS Researchers Took Part in the Expert Seminar “Russia and Turkey: Comparing the Strategies of Extra-Regional Actors towards the Gulf Countries”

On December 13, 2024, The Evgeny Primakov Center for International Cooperation held the expert seminar “Russia and Turkey: Comparing the Strategies of Extra-Regional Actors towards the Gulf Countries”, in which CAIS researchers took part.