The US is striving for a military clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Using the emotional factor in the Middle East could lead to a military conflict
Andrei Baklanov
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Andrei Baklanov: "Syria is an instructive example for other countries"
Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, Ambassador Andrei Baklanov explained why Syria is an instructive example for other countries, including Ukraine. The results of the last four years for Syria are tragic: tens of …
It will be not easy to negotiate with the Syrian opposition while external influence is maintained in the region
Andrei Baklanov: "Attempts by foreign forces to change the situation lead to an opposite result"
Why is ISIS destroying world heritage?
Andrei Baklanov, a Russian Orientologist, the deputy head of the Board of the Association of Russian Diplomats, speaks about the reasons why Islamic State is trying to destroy historical world heritage and cultural monuments.
How to defuse the situation in the Middle East
Andrei Baklanov, a Russian Orientologist, the deputy head of the Board of the Association of Russian Diplomats, speaks about the tense situation in the Middle East and the impossibility of shifting processes into the sphere of peace talks. The political situation in the Middle East became sharper after the wave of Arab revolutions. The unprecedented splash of Islamism, which stepped outside the circle of regional problems, has turned into one of the main threats to international security.
Socially oriented model of Islamic banking
Andrei Baklanov: “We must be guided by the ethical principles which are recorded in the Quran”
Andrey Baklanov: "Islamic banking will make state system healthier"
Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, the diplomat Andrei Baklanov, spoke in the studio of Vestnik Kavkaza about the work of the legislature on a project to introduce elements of Islamic banking. The expert believes that this measure will help to bring products from Islamic countries, as well as improve the financial structure of the country, reducing social tensions.
Andrei Baklanov: “In Saudi Arabia Ahmat Kadyrov opened the gates of the whole Islamic world for Chechnya”
Interviewed by the editor-in-chief of Vestnik Kavkaza, Maria Sidelnikova
Andrei Baklanov: “2015 will be a difficult year for the international security system”
Andrei Baklanov, the deputy chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, speaks about geopolitical challenges and threats. He thinks that 2015 will be a difficult year for the international security system.
The Middle East conflict is beneficial for the U.S., expert says
Andrei Baklanov, ambassador, advisor to the deputy chairman of the Federation Council, speaks about the U.S. activity in the Middle East. The diplomat thinks the U.S. policy in the region is based on mistakes, due to the low level of analysts.
Andrei Baklanov: “The Syrians are sure they will withstand”
Andrei Baklanov, ambassador, advisor to the deputy chairman of the Federation Council, has recently returned from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. He spoke about his impressions and his view on the situation in the Middle East in the future.
Syrians to talk in Moscow
Andrei Baklanov says that positive changes which encourage consolidation of people around the president have taken place in Syria
2014 was a historic year for the Middle East
Approaching the end of year, 2014 is turning into one of the most turbulent years for the Middle East region in many decades was the joint opinion of expert Orientalist, director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Vitaly Naumkin, Professor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the MFA of Russia, Alexei Malashenko, and Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Federatio
Andrei Baklanov: “The situation over Islamic State is getting worse”
Andrei Baklanov, ambassador, advisor to the deputy chairman of the Federation Council, thinks that the U.S. military campaign against the terrorist group Islamic State won’t be successful. According to the diplomat, only joint work of the key geopolitical players of the region, including Russia, can solve the problem.
Islamic State is similar to the U.S.
Andrei Baklanov: “They assumed a mission which nobody imposed on them”
80 years of Academic diplomacy
The Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs marks anniversary
What does tomorrow hold for Ukraine?
Andrei Baklanov, deputy chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, an ambassador, predicts further developments in Ukraine. The parliamentary coalition European Choice ceased to exist on July 24th. After that, Premier Arseny Yatsenyuk announced his resignation. It was the start of the dismissal of the Verkhovna Rada and the parliamentary election campaign in Ukraine.
Andrei Baklanov: “It will be very difficult to reconstruct the Ukrainian economy for the EU”
Andrei Baklanov, deputy chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, an ambassador, speaks about the difficulties which Ukraine will face in trying to reconstruct its economy to enter the European market.
Andrei Baklanov: “We haven’t seen crucial events in Ukraine yet”
Andrei Baklanov, deputy chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, an ambassador, comments on the current situation in Ukraine. He says that key events will take place in Ukraine in the future. The parliamentary coalition European Choice ceased its existence on July 24th. After that, Premier Arseny Yatsenyuk announced his resignation. It was the start of the dismissal of the Verkhovna Rada and the parliamentary election campaign in Ukraine.
Andrei Baklanov: “Policy of Saudi Arabia is full of negativity”
Andrei Baklanov, the deputy chair of the Association of Russian Diplomats, ambassador, stated that Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy is full of negativity. At the same time, he thinks that Russian-Saudi relations could return to their former high level if both sides wanted this.
