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Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy in the Middle East: Entering the 2020s

  • June 10, 2020
  • Ekaterina Stepanova
(IAI Papers) As Russia has become a major external player in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region due to its military engagement in Syria since 2015, it has acted…
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Understanding Russia’s Intervention in Syria

  • October 31, 2019
  • Samuel Charap
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Russia Seeks to Exploit Escalating Troubles in the Middle East

  • May 15, 2019
  • Pavel Baev
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  • November 28, 2017
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  • August 31, 2016
  • Vladimir Popov
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  • February 11, 2015
  • Pavel Baev
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  • January 21, 2015
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