Russia: the Power Broker in the Middle East?
... war, but they cannot win the peace in Syria Historically, the Middle East has never been a Russia’s strategic priority comparable ... ... trade and investment, in energy and in tourism. The second was Iran — another difficult ally, which played an active role in ... ... Afghanistan to the problem of the Caspian Sea partition. The third was Israel, with is large Russian and Russian-speaking diaspora and ... ... stability of the region started to crumble in the wake of the Arab Spring. The changing situation presented Moscow both new challenges ...
22.11.2018