Russia: the Power Broker in the Middle East?
... trade and investment, in energy and in tourism. The second was Iran — another difficult ally, which played an active role in ... ... Afghanistan to the problem of the Caspian Sea partition. The third was Israel, with is large Russian and Russian-speaking diaspora and ... ... stability of the region started to crumble in the wake of the Arab Spring. The changing situation presented Moscow both new challenges ... ... significant adjustments in the Russian strategy. First, the defeat of ISIS, which is definitely a positive development for everybody ...
22.11.2018