Open AccessTHE IMPORTANCE OF MIDDLE EAST IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY
Author(s) -
Sanaz Rostamjabri,
Seyed Javad Emamjomehzadeh,
Mahnaz Goodarzi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
austral
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2238-6912
pISSN - 2238-6262
DOI - 10.22456/2238-6912.112540
Subject(s) - superpower , middle east , foreign policy , politics , political science , political economy , hegemony , islamic fundamentalism , power (physics) , realism , great power , middle power , economy , development economics , law , economics , art , physics , literature , quantum mechanics
The Soviet Union emerged as a superpower in the Cold War, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a new Russia was formed. To achieve the hegemony of power, Russia's security document was given priority. In the first term, Vladimir Putin focused on pragmatism and emphasized the power of domestic politics and the revival of the Russian economy. In his second term, Putin focused on the politics of realism to gain power on the international stage and return to what Moscow is interested in. In his second term, Putin pursued a political (power expansion), security (avoiding differences), and economic (strengthening Russia) view Middle East. Therefore, in this study, Russian foreign policy in the Middle East and its importance The question for this study is: what factors in Russian foreign policy made the Middle East region important for Russia? And the hypothesis for this question: Russia's concern about Islamic fundamentalism (security), economic and political reasons are among the most important factors in directing its foreign policy to the Middle East.