BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 611, October 11, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The conflict in East Ukraine has reached a frozen phase in which neither side is making many gains. Despite agreements, the conflict has not seen any meaningful breakthrough for …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 601, October 1, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Russia will hold its next presidential elections in March 2018, and current president Vladimir Putin has yet to announce his intention to run. Russians are accustomed to Putin’s late …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 587, September 14, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The migrant crisis in Europe that followed the wars in Libya and Syria exposed the Mediterranean world’s long-dormant interconnectedness. That unity is deeply rooted in the geography of the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 572, August 28, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: There are many questions about Tehran’s long-term foreign policy following the lifting of western sanctions in 2016. To answer these questions, it is helpful to consider Iran’s geography and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 561, August 16, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Russian-US relations have reached their lowest point since the end of the Cold War. President Donald Trump has signed a new package of anti-Russian sanctions into law and increased …
