Extra-Regional Actors in the Middle East

May 26, 2025

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Topic: International security, Russia's Foreign Policy, Society and culture, Economy

Region: Middle East

Type: Reports

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Alexander Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Alexey Davydov

Ph.D. in Political Science, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for North American Studies, IMEMO RAS

Lida Oganisyan

Ph.D. in Political Science, Associate Professor at the School of World Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Alexander Lomanov

Doctor of History, Chief Researcher at RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies, RIAC Member

Alexey Kupriyanov

Ph.D. in History, Head of the Center of the Indo-Pacific Region, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Ivan Bocharov

Program Manager at the Russian International Affairs Council

Andrey Kortunov

Ph.D. in History, Expert of the Valdai Discussion Club

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Report No. 99 / 2025

The following report focuses on the Middle Eastern policies of extra-regional actors and their transformation in changing conditions. It concentrates on studying the strategies pursued by Russia, the U.S., the EU, China and India in the Middle East. The report also examines how Middle Eastern countries perceive extra-regional actors as they aspire to build pragmatic and balanced relationships with external partners.

Report No. 99 / 2025

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Security and Development in the Middle East: Trends and Challenges

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)

Extra-Regional Actors in the Middle East

Report No. 99 / 2025

Report No. 99 / 2025

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