for more, we want to bring in a research fellow at the royal united services institute in london.e is an expert on naval and reinforces. this year's drills are the biggest of their kind since they began in 1997. what does this tell you about the situation in that region? >> i think it tells us a few things. i think it is not coincidental the drills have come on the back of russia's suggestions it might close off parts of the black sea such as the see of solve. they come on the back of concerted undeclared blockade of ukrainian shores by the russian navy. in exercise of the scope and size as well as this multilateral nature is a way of showcasing the alliance commitment. brent: what do you make of moscow's reaction and it's morning it would closely monitor these maneuvers? >> there is nothing terribly new about that. russia tends to monitor nato maneuvers as a matter of course and occasionally engages in some threshold provocations. in previous exercises, it engaged in gps jamming. moscow's warnings and threats to monitor these exercises are not necessarily new. it is worth noting

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he is a research fellow at the royal united service institute in london. he's an expert on naval and marine forces. it's good to have you on the program. this year's drills are the biggest of their kind since they began back in 1997. what does this tell us then about the situation in that region? well, i think it tells us a few thing. i mean, firstly it's, i think not coincidental that the drills of the come on the back of the russian suggestions that it might close off to the black sea such as the fear to foreign vessels for estate planning period. they also come on the backup, fairly concerted sort of undeclared blockade of ukrainian shorts by the russian. maybe. so in many ways to go as well as this multi lateral nature is a way of showcasing the alliances commitment to freedom of navigation in the area. and what do you make of moscow's reaction? and it's morning that it would closely monitor these maneuvers. so i mean, there's nothing terribly new about that. you know, russia tends to monitor to maneuvers as a matter of course and occasionally engages

it's a breezy research fellow at the royal united services institute. she specializes in e u foreign policy on iran. it's, it's a happy withers with hertz, the analysis from what's been happening in iran, how the u. s. s. reactions. how do you think you are being partners in the g. c. p . o, a, a. going to react to that presser with the new iranian president. well, some of that will be already expected that we knew it as a right see was not going to pursue the same on the same exact policy off ro, honey, already. some of it will come as a surprise because so friendly, some of the criticism of you not having to come to pressure from the us. it's kind of dated as a criticism. it's something that might have been more accurate to during the trauma ministration. but now we know that there is a very strong coordination between the european and the u. s. and in fact, they're both working towards the restoration are often looking or dealing. yeah, so some of these criticism might come as bryce, who if the criticisms all rights of date, because the iranian presi

a senior research fellow and head of the middle east and north africa program at the royal united services institute. welcome to you all my stuff. coming to you 1st with this election. what's at stake? hello, and thanks for having me. as a matter of fact, so after quite a long time, 8 years that was in the office with one single plan that entail they talked with the united states in order to remove the factions to move forward. and the j. c. p o, a has failed to, you know, meet the expectations of the public. now it seems that those that where the proponents of this program are not going to stage a very large tear now, but polls in support of the same view and those that are critical of, if you will be the core of participants in this relation, not only with regard to the candidates, but also with regard to the turn out that we expect. so it could be predicted pretty well that the next administration will be completely different from the one that's roll in the country under president jaime right now. and foreign policy as well. as economy and especially economy with experience is strategic and very