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

... expected to ease global political tensions. However, no changes to the regional situation materialized [ 25 ]. The developments in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, the establishment of, and de-facto lack of a regional institutional security framework exacerbated the ... ... across the world, including in the Middle East. In particular, Russia took part in building the region’s first NPP, to the IAEA’s requirements, in the Iranian city of Bushehr [ 26 ]. More nuclear power units are expected to be built in the country....