Russia in the Middle East and North Africa

Continuity and Change
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-23660-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 310 g

Reihe: Europa Regional Perspectives

After decades of intense interest and rivalry with the USA, the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the USSR officially marked a period of significant retreat of Russia from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). However, with Russia’s economic recovery and the entrenchment of President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s interest in the region has risen anew. Once again seen as a battleground to contest US hegemony, Russia has expanded its political, military and (to a lesser extent) economic relationships across the region. Most apparent in the military intervention in Syria, Russia has also been engaged with traditional rivals Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, stepping into the vacuum left by the US Obama Administration. Is Russia’s reengagement part of a strategy, or is it mere opportunism? Authors with different backgrounds, experiences and origins examine this question via an analysis of the historical drivers of Russian interest in the MENA region and the factors underlying current Russian policies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lovotti, Chiara

Ambrosetti, Eleonora

Chmielewska, Aleksandra

Hartwell, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.