The Geostrategic Challenges of Russia’s “Ummah Pivot”

... balancing act: what awaits it in years to come? A key component of Russia’s 21st-century grand strategy goal of becoming the supreme ... ... after the country’s decisive anti-terrorist intervention in Syria in 2015. What is therefore needed is a clear understanding ... ... war. First and foremost among them are Turkey, Russia, France, Egypt and the UAE, though the U.S. also plays a naturally important ... ... unofficial rule, though, Saudi Arabia got bogged down in neighboring Yemen, which led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis . ...