Valdai Club

Sellita

Naeem Salik

Salman Shaikh

Jonathan Steele

Artyom Sokolov

Pyotr Stegniy

Marat Shibutov

Alexander Stepanov

Sergey Serebrov

Kirill Semyonov

Russian Federation

Political scientist, independent expert on Middle East conflicts, Islamic movements and terrorist organizations.

Materials

US-Turkey Deal on Northern Syria Limits Assad’s Success

Although Damascus and Moscow remain the main beneficiaries of Operation Peace Spring and the American withdrawal from Northern Syria, the benefits of the Assad administration following the conclusion of the US-Turkish deal are not so obvious. The SDF is likely to enjoy US support for some time and retain some independence.

Libya: Tug of War and Foreign Policy Aspects

After nearly two weeks of fierce fighting near Tripoli, it has become clear that the plan of Khalifa Haftar, commander of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), who wanted to dictate his own terms of reconciliation, has failed.

Who Should Russia Rely on in Libya?

Until recently, Russia was trying to conduct a balanced policy in Libya and develop cooperation with the GNA, Haftar and Tobruk. However, Haftar’s visit to Moscow on the eve of the Palermo conference and the absence of simultaneous contacts with al-Sarraj lead observers to assume that Russia has changed its approach in favor of Tobruk.