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Author:   Dimitar Bechev ,  Nicu Popescu ,  Stanislav Secrieru
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Weight:   0.348kg
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9780755636648

ISBN 10:   0755636643
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   29 July 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I: Russia in the Middle East: From the Soviet Union to Putin Chapter 1: The Soviet Union in the Middle East: An Overview Florence Gaub, Nicu Popescu, Dimitar Bechev Chapter 2: What Drives Russia’s Policy in the Middle East? Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Part II: Russian Policy in Action Chapter 3: Russia in Syria: A Military Analysis Anton Lavrov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), Moscow Chapter 4: The Non-War on Daesh Florence Gaub, EUISS Chapter 5: Russian Arms Exports in the Middle East Timofey Borisov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), Moscow Chapter 6: Russia’s Energy Diplomacy in the Middle East Carole Nakhle, Crystol Energy Part III: Regional Partnerships Chapter 7: Russia and Iran: It’s Complicated Carol R. Saivetz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapter 8: Russia and the ‘Resistance Axis’ Julien Barnes-Dacey, ECFR Chapter 9: Russia and Turkey: the Promise and the Limits of Partnership Dimitar Bechev, University of North Carolina/Atlantic Council Chapter 10: Understanding Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) relations Dmitriy Frolovskiy, independent expert Chapter 11: Russia and Egypt: Precarious Honeymoon Alexey Khlebnikov, Russian International Affairs Council Chapter 12: The ‘Comrades’ in the Maghreb Dalia Ghanem, Carnegie Middle East Centre, Beirut Chapter 13: Russia and Israel: An Improbable Friendship Mark N. Katz, George Mason University Conclusion: Russia in the Middle East and North Africa: A Balance Sheet Stanislav Secrieru, Dimitar Bechev

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A thoughtful, incisive and deeply informed assessment of Russia in the Middle East by a remarkable team of brilliant researchers. Both detailed and balanced, this volume is an invaluable resource for statesmen and scholars - an indispensable contribution on a topic of major and continuing importance. * R.D. Hooker Jr. , The Atlantic Council, former Special Assistant to the President for European and Russian Affairs * A timely volume that connects the history of Soviet policy in the Middle East with Russia's present engagement in the region. * Dr Roham Alvandi, Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science * Russia Rising is a brilliant book. It tells how Russia defended its friend Bashar al-Assad against his people - a piece of armed diplomacy from the 19th century - and made itself an important player in the Middle East. Where others fear to tread, Russia sends planes and mercenaries. This is a book of facts, not of opinions or predictions. That is the best starting place for policy. A must for anyone interested in Russia or the Middle East. * Sir Robert Cooper, former British and European diplomat, who served as Advisor to EU High Representatives, Javier Solana and Cathy Ashton; author of The Ambassadors and The Breaking of Nations *

A thoughtful, incisive and deeply informed assessment of Russia in the Middle East by a remarkable team of brilliant researchers. Both detailed and balanced, this volume is an invaluable resource for statesmen and scholars - an indispensable contribution on a topic of major and continuing importance. * R.D. Hooker Jr. , The Atlantic Council, former Special Assistant to the President for European and Russian Affairs * A timely volume that connects the history of Soviet policy in the Middle East with Russia's present engagement in the region. * Dr Roham Alvandi, Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science * Russia Rising is a brilliant book. It tells how Russia defended its friend Bashar al-Assad against his people - a piece of armed diplomacy from the 19th century - and made itself an important player in the Middle East. Where others fear to tread, Russia sends planes and mercenaries. This is a book of facts, not of opinions or predictions. That is the best starting place for policy. A must for anyone interested in Russia or the Middle East. * Sir Robert Cooper, former British and European diplomat, who served as Advisor to EU High Representatives, Javier Solana and Cathy Ashton; author of The Ambassadors and The Breaking of Nations * A thoughtful and informative analysis of the changing Russia's activities in the MENA area. The authors demonstrate that there is no 'one size fits all' Moscow strategy in the region; instead, every case of the Kremlin's engagement - from Iran to Libya and from Syria to the Gulf - is based on a complex combination of history, geopolitics, economics and specific institutional interests. An important source for all interested in Russia's foreign policy. * Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council * Russia Rising - a new way of looking at Russia's journey to relevance post Cold War. This is a thoroughly readable and interesting review of Russia's involvement in the Middle East and Northern Africa as they capitalize on western missteps in a steady climb back on the world stage. The editors bring together insightful work that really gets it right! The contributing authors are on point! * General Phil Breedlove USAF (Ret), Distinguished Professor, Sam Nunn School at Georgia Tech, USA * The rise of Russian power in a turbulent Middle East has been one of the most striking changes of the past decade, and this book gives an admirably thorough, balanced and critical guide to it. In a wide-ranging collection, it illuminates the complexities, contradictions and occasional weaknesses as well as the successes and strengths of Putin's multilayered strategies in a region which still plays a pivotal role in global politics. * William Hale, Professor Emeritus, SOAS University of London, UK *

A thoughtful, incisive and deeply informed assessment of Russia in the Middle East by a remarkable team of brilliant researchers. Both detailed and balanced, this volume is an invaluable resource for statesmen and scholars - an indispensable contribution on a topic of major and continuing importance. * R.D. Hooker Jr. , The Atlantic Council, former Special Assistant to the President for European and Russian Affairs * A timely volume that connects the history of Soviet policy in the Middle East with Russia's present engagement in the region. * Dr Roham Alvandi, Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science *

Author Information

Dr. Nicu Popescu leads the Wider Europe program at ECFR. Between May-December 2019, he served Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Moldova. He is author of the EU Foreign Policy and Post-Soviet Conflicts: Stealth Intervention’ (Routledge 2010) and co-editor of Democratization in EU Foreign Policy (2015). Dr. Dimitar Bechev is Research Fellow at UNC Chapel Hill as well as Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. Amongst his publications are Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe (Yale, 2017) and Mediterranean Frontiers (IB Tauris, 2010, co-edited with Kalypso Nicolaidis). Dr. Stanislav Secrieru is senior analyst at the EU Institute for Security Studies where he covers Russian foreign and security policy. Prior to that, he held position with the Polish Institute of International Affairs and the Open Society European Policy Institute.

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