Russia’s Linkage between the Ukrainian Crisis and the Middle East
Zvi Magen and Udi Dekel, INSS
Although the official topic of the international security conference held in Moscow on May 20-23, 2014 was Middle East regional security, the conference actually dealt with the Russian perspective on the linkage between the crisis in Ukraine, where elections were held two days after the conference ended, and the upheavals in the Middle East. Russia is making it clear that the Middle East could be an area of confrontation with the United States, in order both to challenge and harm US interests and to establish Russia’s standing as a global power. Read More
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