Understanding Putin Through a Middle Eastern Looking Glass

Authors

John W. Parker, Center for Strategic Research (CSR), Institute for National Strategic Studies

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Description

The resurgence of Russian influence in the Middle East has surprised Moscow as much as any other capital. Russia has done better than the Kremlin and its Middle East experts feared when the Arab Spring began. Despite Moscow’s deep involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, Russia is now in a stronger position with national leaderships across the Middle East than it was in 2011, although its stock with Sunni Arab public opinion has been sinking.

Publication Date

7-2015

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Parker, John W., "Understanding Putin Through a Middle Eastern Looking Glass" (2015). INSS Strategic Perspectives. 24.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/inss-strategic-perspectives/24