Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East after the Cold War


Abstract in English

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the cold war, Russia became the legitimate heir to the Soviet Union, and inherited his permanent seat in the UN Security Council, and the availability of a range of strengths such as geographicalarea and economic potential and population, and military capacity, including large nuclear arsenal, has made Russia one of the actors at the international level, so they are trying today to have an important role in the Middle East, and aspires to be a competitor for the United States in the region, during the reign of Putin'sreflected Russian foreign policy in the Middle East positions strengthened with regional crises, we noted that in the Russian stance of the US occupation of Iraq, as well as the position of the so-called "Arab spring", this has made the role of Russia is increasing the importance of achieving stability in the Middle East.

References used

Andrew C. Kuchins ؛ Igor A. Zevelev, Russian Foreign Policy: Continuity in Change. Center for Strategie and International Studies The Washington Quarterly, Vol.35, N°.1, Winter 2012
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الشحف، فريد حاتم. العلاقات الروسية الإيرانية وأثرها على الخريطة الجيوسياسية في منطقة الخليج العربي، دار الطليعة، دمشق، الطبعة الأولى، 2005.

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