Russia's relations with the GCC and Iran / / Nikolay Kozhanov, editor

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xx, 297 pages) : color illustrations, charts
• Disciplina: 327.470536
• Soggetto geografico: Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Iran; Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Persian Gulf Region
• Persona (resp. second.): KozhanovN. A <1982-> (Nikolaĭ Aleksandrovich)
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 1 Understanding Russia's Relations with the GCC -- 2 About the Volume -- 2 New-Old Key Player: What to Expect from Russia's Growing Role in the Middle East -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Russian Relations with the Middle East from the Cold War to 2010 -- 3 Crisis at Home, and Challenges Abroad -- 4 Russian Interest in the Middle East Revives After 2010 -- 4.1 Russia's Syrian Intervention -- 4.2 Public Support -- 5 Impact of Syrian Intervention on Russia's Relations with Other Middle East States -- 5.1 Gulf Arab States -- 5.2 Iran -- 5.3 Israel -- 5.4 Turkey -- 5.5 Balancing Acts-Libya, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar -- 6 Trump's Impact on Russian Policy Towards the Middle East -- 7 Where the Russian Intervention Is Headed -- 8 Conclusion -- 3 What's Driving Russia's Return to the Middle East? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Search for Self-Identity -- 3 Soviet Legacy -- 4 A Domestic Dimension -- 5 Russia's Interests in the Middle East -- 6 A Burden of Partnership -- 6.1 Turkey -- 6.2 Israel -- 6.3 Iran -- 6.4 Saudi Arabia -- 7 The Middle East: A Window of Opportunity or a Trap for Russia? -- 4 Russian Foreign Policy in the Gulf: A Quest for Regional Partnerships and Opportunities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Brief Overview of the History of Relations -- 3 Current Russian Interests in the Gulf -- 3.1 Russia's Economic Interests in the Gulf -- 3.2 Political Interests -- 3.3 National Security, Counterterrorism, and Islamic Dimension of Russia-GCC Ties -- 4 Russia's Potential Partners in the Gulf -- 5 Russian Arms Sales and the Collective Security of the Gulf -- 6 Conclusion -- 5 Russia and the Gulf States: Between West and East -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The United States, the West and the Gulf -- 3 The Gulf Pivot to the East -- 4 Russia-Between East and West -- 5 Conclusion. ; 6 Trade, Investment and Politics: Prospects for Russian Economic Cooperation with the Gulf -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trade Relations -- 2.1 Bilateral Trade -- 2.2 Trade: Competition -- 3 Investment -- 3.1 Gulf Investment in Russia -- 3.2 Russian Investment in the Gulf -- 4 Russia & -- 'OPEC−+' -- 5 Conclusions -- 7 Going Beyond Politics: Russian Energy Interests in the Gulf Region -- 1 Forget the USSR -- 2 Friend or Foe? -- 3 Big Boys' Nursery Games -- 4 Conclusions -- 8 Russian-Iranian Relations: Impact on Persian Gulf Interests -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Taxonomy of Russian-Iranian Relations -- 3 An Anti-hegemonic Alignment -- 4 Untangling Russo-Iranian Relations -- 5 "Russia is not a Fire Brigade" -- 6 Regional Theater -- 7 The Russia-Iran Partnership and Its Impact on Gulf Interests -- 8 Conclusion -- 9 Russia-GCC Relations and the Future of Syria: Political Process and Prospects for the Economic Reconstruction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Political Process and Prospects for the Syrian Economic Reconstruction -- 4 The Syrian Constitutional Committee -- 5 Russia, the GCC, and the Syrian Negotiation Process -- 6 Syrian Reconciliation Prospects -- 7 Current Economic Situation in Syria and Perspectives of the Syrian Reconstruction -- 8 Russia and the Syrian Reconstruction -- 9 Russia-Gulf Rapprochement and the Syrian Reconstruction -- 10 Conclusion -- 10 Russian Presence in Syria: Gulf States Views -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Evolution of Confrontation -- 3 Pragmatism Primes Over All -- 4 A Geopolitical Reality Check -- 5 Conclusion -- 11 Russia's Policy Toward the War in Yemen -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Background -- 3 After the Arab Spring -- 4 Arab Coalition and Russia's Position -- 5 Russia's Bilateral Efforts with Arab Gulf Parties Involved in the Coalition. ; 6 Russia's Interests and Aspirations of Expanding Its Influence in the Middle East -- 7 Conclusion -- 12 Broker, Partner, or Troublemaker: Russian Involvement in Regional Conflicts and GCC Interests -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Potentials of Smart Power -- 3 Russia in the Gulf -- 3.1 Role Definition in Relations to the United States -- 3.2 Economic Cooperation -- 4 Russia's Smart Power in Action -- 4.1 Access -- 4.2 Compartmentalisation -- 4.3 Quid-Pro-Quo -- 4.4 Shared Political Values -- 5 Analysis -- 5.1 Access, Neutrality, and Compartmentalisation -- 5.2 Process Obsession -- 5.3 Branding -- 5.4 Competitor or a Scarecrow -- 5.5 Energy: Partners or Foes -- 5.6 Smart Power: A Synergy Between Hard and Soft Power -- 6 Conclusion -- Index -- 10.1007/978-981-33-4730-4_1 -- Correction to: Trade, Investment and Politics: Prospects for Russian Economic Cooperation with the Gulf -- Correction to: Chapter 6 in: N. Kozhanov (ed.), Russia's Relations with the GCC and Iran, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4730-46.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers insight into the motives behind Moscow’s behaviour in the Persian Gulf (with a specific focus on the GCC member states and Iran), considering Russia’s growing role in the Middle East and its desire to protect national interests using a wide range of means.
• Titolo autorizzato: Russia's relations with the gcc and iran
• ISBN: 981-334-730-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483753403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II