Russia: the Power Broker in the Middle East?
Russia and its partners can arguably win the war, but ... ... cannot win the peace in Syria Historically, the Middle East has never been a Russia’s strategic priority ... ... investment, in energy and in tourism. The second was Iran — another difficult ally, which played an active ... ... the region started to crumble in the wake of the Arab Spring. The changing situation presented Moscow ... ... conflict. The risks of alienating either Teheran or Jerusalem, or even both of them, are on the rise. Finally,...