Prospects for Russia–China Cooperation in the Middle East
... all parties to the conflict and the Assad regime uses force to suppress its opponents, then it is unlikely that international institutions will provide aid or investments in the post-conflict period. Russian experts believe that, given the fact that China, Iran and Russia are building up cooperative ties, the sides could define their areas of responsibility both on the restoration of Syria, and on the Middle East as a whole. China has already expressed its intention to take part in the restoration of Syria [ 35 ]. Vladimir Putin has talked about the importance of this in the past [ 36 ]. Russian companies are also expanding their presence in the country....