Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East

... country as well as the limited resources of Moscow and Ankara, the parties are able to interact on the way to a pragmatic solution amenable to both. Regional Platforms and Security Architecture Systems Timur Makhmutov, Ruslan Mamedov: Proposals on Building ... ... relations with all the regional powers. Regional affairs in 2017 were affected by the decision of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to isolate Qatar with a blockade. While Russia chose not to interfere in this regional conflict, Turkey largely sided ...