Russia’s “Ummah Pivot”: Opportunities & Narrative Engagement

... elaborated on the geostrategic situation in North Africa, the Levant, the Gulf, the South Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and South Asia, while the present piece is more focused on Russia’s opportunities in these regions and narrative engagement with ... ... regions if their partnership reaches the strategic level through cooperation here and elsewhere. Levant: Resolving the War in Syria Russia must somehow resolve the Syrian dilemma, ideally by pairing an Iranian withdrawal with the nuclear deal, sanctions ...