Prospects for Russia–China Cooperation in the Middle East
Coordinated actions between Russia and China could have a positive effect on regional stability The Middle East is a region ... ... role in the Middle Eastern affairs, which was marked by the withdrawal of troops from Iraq in 2011 under the Obama administration, coincided with the increasing involvement... ... governments in Afghanistan and Iraq, Russia and China took a different decision on the Syria issue. While Russia and the United States had an active military presence in Syria...