Vladimir Akhmedov
Russian’s Role in Syria.   До недавнего времени мало кто сомневался в превосходстве России и правящего режима в Сирии. Да и сегодня вряд ли стоит оспаривать военный приоритет Москвы в этой арабской стране.  Однако в сложившейся сегодня в Сирии ситуации Москва не может полностью полагаться только лишь на фактор силы, свое военное ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
New Syrian Hezbollah
or who is Assad’s key opponent in electoral campaign?     In Syria regime and its supporters are preparing for presidential elections that reportedly will take place on June 3 2014. The Syrian cities that have recently fall under the control of the regime are heavily decorated with the pro Assad banners ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
Preparing for "Geneva2"
(a parody on a probe on a scientific guess)     And you Assad, We ask to stay ... without presidency - O&P said. All failed, thought Assad. This is a low blow. Next, they probably will offer to live somewhere in Europe. No hummus and shourma. Starving. And if without my people to kill I do not hold out. If ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
Mideast changes smell
(hummus and chicken)     There is feeling that something has been changing in the Middle East with unknown consequences for this entire region. I really don't know did Mr. B. Obama understand what he had done when he “lost” revolutionary Egypt. Simultaneously he managed to ruin all 11 years efforts by R.T. ( Read more... )

Vladimir Ahmedov
Army and Political Islam in the Middle East     The "Arab Spring" was forced to take another look at the problem of the relationship of the army and political Islam in the Middle East. In Tunisia and Egypt, the military supported the revolution and in fact contributed to the coming to power of representatives previously banned ( Read more... )