Deep Dive: Russia in the Middle East
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Russia has returned to the Middle East with a highly successful campaign supporting the Assad regime in Syria. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has largely been absent from a region where it played a major role in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has worked to rebuild its diplomatic, economic, and military capabilities. It has followed a strategic concept named "The Primakov Doctrine." Who was Yevgeny Primakov? What foreign policy positions did he advocate? How has this doctrine shaped Russian strategic thinking in Syria?
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