Despite the War, Russia Can Still Count on Meaningful Relationships in the Middle East

by Giorgio Cafiero

6 April 2022

In this paper we discuss:

1. How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened several geopolitical fault lines;
2. Why most GCC states are reluctant to openly condemn the Russian invasion;
3. GCC Countries and the UN General Assembly Resolution Condemning Russia;
4. The “Liaisons Dangereuses” between GCC and Russia in Syria and Libya;
5. The weapons trade between GCC states and Russia; and
6. Iran and the Russian-Ukrainian War.

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