Moscow / May 21, 2012
A successful return by Russia as a major player in the Middle East requires more than the ability to play the role of spoiler of perceived American policies and designs in the region. Russia has to adopt her own clear policies and objectives. Else, Russia’s longer term interests in the region will be hurt, and her ability to spoil others’ policies would eventually backfire.
Forming such objectives and approaches calls for developing a better grasp of the current political and demographic shifts in the region and their basic underlying causes. Continue reading “Few Notes on Russia’s Policy Towards Syria & the Middle East”