Russian Policy in the Middle East: Dividends and Costs of the Big Game

May 30, 2019

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Topic: International security, Russia's Foreign Policy, Society and culture, Energy

Region: Middle East

Type: Working Papers

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Irina Zviagelskaya

Doctor of History, Head of Center for the Middle East Studies of the IMEMO, Professor of the Oriental Studies Department of the MGIMO University, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studiesof the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member

Nikolay Surkov

Doctor of Political Science, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Middle East Studies, Institute of World Economy and International Relations under the Russian Academy of Sciences

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The working paper considers Russia’s geostrategic interests in the Middle East and the concept of Russia’s return to the world stage as a great power. The paper analyses Russia’s regional interests, including the development of trade ties, attracting investment, gaining access to the arms market and influencing oil prices. The working paper also evaluates the increased collaboration with the local actors accompanied by Russia’s active protection of its own interests in the Middle East.

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Russian Policy in the Middle East: Dividends and Costs of the Big Game

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