The wave of revolutionary uprisings in the Arab countries of the Middle East, on the one hand, led to the overthrow of the ruling governments in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, and ...
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The wave of revolutionary uprisings in the Arab countries of the Middle East, on the one hand, led to the overthrow of the ruling governments in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, and on the other, provided the space for civil war in Syria. As the revolutionary movement in the region expanded, Russia pursued a status quo approach to its security, political and economic preferences and based its strategy on supporting the rule of law in Damascus. This provided the basis for, and in some cases extended cooperation with, some actors in the region. The present article attempts to explain the importance of expanding Russia's presence in the Middle East, especially after the revolutionary upheavals, using a descriptive-analytical approach based on the theory of "offensive realism". The findings suggest that Russia's policy is based on preventing the escalation of the upsurge in the Eurasian region and also playing a greater role in international equations following the vacuum caused by the US presence in the region, which is the reason for Moscow's divergence and convergence with some. The actors also reveal the area.
