EPISODE · Sep 26, 2023 · 1H 1M
Russia's Middle East Strategy Explained — Daniel Rakov
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This episode of The IR thinker examines Russia’s evolving role in the Middle East with Daniel Rakov, focusing in particular on Moscow’s strategic objectives in Syria, its military partnership with the Assad regime and the significance of bases such as Latakia and Tartus. The discussion then turns to Russia’s relations with Iran and China, its energy and nuclear diplomacy in the region, and the ways in which the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped Russian ties with Israel and its broader media image.Daniel RakovDaniel Rakov is a specialist on Russian policy in the Middle East and great power competition in the region. He is a senior researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Elrom Center for Air and Space Studies and at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, following more than twenty years of service in the Israel Defense Forces, primarily in military intelligence. From 2019 to 2021 he was a research fellow in the Russian Studies Programme at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.Publications:The Growing Impact of the Civilian Population on the Modern Battlefield: A Glimpse into the Russia-Ukraine WarRussia’s Power Image After Prigozhin’s UprisingThe Netanyahu Government’s Approach to Russia and UkraineThe Reasoning Behind Israel’s Refusal to Supply Weapons to UkraineContent00:00 - Introduction00:44 - Russia’s Strategic Aims in Syria02:36 - Military Synergy: Russia and Syria13:35 - Latakia and Tartus: Russia’s Operational Bases16:26 - Implications of a Russia-Iran Arms Exchange24:07 - The Basis of Russia-Iran Cooperation27:03 - China in the Middle East: Boon or Bane for Russia?31:37 - Ukraine’s Effect on Russian-Israeli Relations41:39 - Moscow’s Take on the Abraham Accords47:48 - Russian Energy and Nuclear Diplomacy57:12 - Media Portrayals in the Russo-Ukrainian ConflictFollow & Further ResourcesSubstack: https://theirthinker.substack.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ir-thinker/X: https://x.com/irthinker_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theirthinker/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theirthinker.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/irthinkerfb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This episode of The IR thinker examines Russia’s evolving role in the Middle East with Daniel Rakov, focusing in particular on Moscow’s strategic objectives in Syria, its military partnership with the Assad regime and the significance of bases such as Latakia and Tartus. The discussion then turns to Russia’s relations with Iran and China, its energy and nuclear diplomacy in the region, and the ways in which the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped Russian ties with Israel and its broader media image.Daniel RakovDaniel Rakov is a specialist on Russian policy in the Middle East and great power competition in the region. He is a senior researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Elrom Center for Air and Space Studies and at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, following more than twenty years of service in the Israel Defense Forces, primarily in military intelligence. From 2019 to 2021 he was a research fellow in the Russian Studies Programme at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.Publications:The Growing Impact of the Civilian Population on the Modern Battlefield: A Glimpse into the Russia-Ukraine WarRussia’s Power Image After Prigozhin’s UprisingThe Netanyahu Government’s Approach to Russia and UkraineThe Reasoning Behind Israel’s Refusal to Supply Weapons to UkraineContent00:00 - Introduction00:44 - Russia’s Strategic Aims in Syria02:36 - Military Synergy: Russia and Syria13:35 - Latakia and Tartus: Russia’s Operational Bases16:26 - Implications of a Russia-Iran Arms Exchange24:07 - The Basis of Russia-Iran Cooperation27:03 - China in the Middle East: Boon or Bane for Russia?31:37 - Ukraine’s Effect on Russian-Israeli Relations41:39 - Moscow’s Take on the Abraham Accords47:48 - Russian Energy and Nuclear Diplomacy57:12 - Media Portrayals in the Russo-Ukrainian ConflictFollow & Further ResourcesSubstack: https://theirthinker.substack.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ir-thinker/X: https://x.com/irthinker_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theirthinker/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theirthinker.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/irthinkerfb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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