Russia in the Middle East: 10 Years After the Arab Spring

... Timofei Bordachev. Large-scale changes in the domestic and international political configuration of the Middle East, dubbed the “Arab Spring” in popular culture, coincided with the return of Russia to world politics. In this regard, Moscow’s intervention ... ... suspense not only Washington’s allies in Europe, Israel and the Gulf countries, but also to destabilise Central Asia and the Caucasus. The secular regimes of all countries in this region neighbouring Russia would be under threat. It’s well-known that ...