The purpose of the present paper is to identify the nature of russias position as a power in the middle east and to trace the motives guiding the kremlins middle eastern policy. Policy challenges i 11 the establishment of close relations with the radical camp in the region. That is why the effort will be continued in the third volume of this trilogy, this last one concentrating on the economic aspects of the middle east, and its economic impact on the worlds of today and tomorrow. Kuwait is a major non nato ally and the country served as a base for over 20,000 us troops during the iraq war. Russias return to the middle east european union institute for. The limits of russian strategy in the middle east rand corporation. Russias policy in the middle east is important in its own right moscow has made a.
The united states and the middle east the tobin project. United states foreign policy and the middle east atallah s. United states foreign policy in the middle east after the cold war jonathan cristol 48 4. The first part attempts to identify the place middle eastern policy occupies in the kremlins overall foreign policy. Back to a grand strategy or enforcing multilateralism. Foreign policy program, convened 10 brookings expertsjeffrey. Since the mid2000s, a new russian approach to the middle east has emerged, emphasizing.
Concurrently, russia engaged in feverish activity in regional politics, at the. The purpose of the current research is to shed light on the united states eco. Globalism, regionalism and the middle east aysegul sever 16 2. You also see it with the palestinian file, both because of egypts border with gaza and its concern over training. Russias foreign policy towards syria and the greater middle east is. The united states has long been involved in the middle east, and its role has only. Despite withdrawal of us forces from iraq, kuwait along with qatar has remained an important regional hub, with.
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