Russia in the Middle East and North Africa: Continuity and Change

ISBN-13: 9781032236605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 198 str.

Chiara Lovotti; Eleonora Ambrosetti; Christopher Hartwell

Opis

This book examines Russia's re-engagement with the Middle East and North Africa through the historical drivers of Russian interest in the MENA region and current Russian policies. It unpacks key aspects of Russian presence in the area, including national interest, historical ties, economic, political and cultural cooperation.

Spis treści

1 Setting the Stage for Analyzing Russia’s MENA "Return": A Historical Background

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti, Chiara Lovotti and Youssef Cherif

2 Russia in Syria: Between Past, Present and Future

Chiara Lovotti

3 From Alienation to Coordination: A Twisted Path of Russian-Israeli Relationship

Luiza Khlebnikova and Maxim A. Suchkov,

4 Russia’s Relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey: Friends in Need, Friends Indeed?

Annalisa Perteghella and Valeria Talbot

5 Russia in the MENA Region: A Familiar Tale of Economic Means to Political Ends

Christopher A. Hartwell

6 Criticism or Compliance? The Syrian Crisis Viewed by Russia’s Muslims and MENA Christians

Katarzyna W. Sidlo and Matteo Benussi

7 European Perceptions of Russia’s Role in the MENA Region

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti

O autorze

Chiara Lovotti is an Associate Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Centre, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI).

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti is a Research Fellow, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Centre, ISPI.

Christopher A. Hartwell is Professor of Financial Systems Resilience, Bournemouth University, Professor of International Management, Kozminski University, Visiting Professor, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and Fellow, CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw.

Aleksandra Chmielewska is Coordinator of projects, European Institute of the Mediterranean, Visiting Lecturer, Blanquerna–Universitat Ramon Llull and Institut Barcelona d´Estudis Internacionals, and Lecturer on EU External Relations, ESEI International Business School.