A Pivot to the East and the Islamic Dimension of Russia’s Foreign Policy

... October 2023 marked, in fact, the 20-year milestone since the famous speech of President Vladimir Putin at the 10 th Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (now the Organization of Islamic Cooperation—OIC). At that point, the Russian leader stated : “We know that the overwhelming majority of the OIC member states supported our initiative to develop relations with the OIC. And we see this as not just a gesture, but a far-sighted and strategically ...