by Richard Weitz | Nov 4, 2013 | Debate
Under both the previous Soviet government and its new Russian Federation, Moscow has sought to play a major role in the Middle East. Except on rare occasions, this aspiration has been thwarted. In recent years, Russia has been largely sidelined from the Arab Spring,...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Jul 22, 2013 | Opinion
The Iranians hastened to sacrifice the Muslim Brotherhood, not out of love for the Egyptians but out of hatred of the Turks, aiming to isolate Turkey in view of Erdogan’s recklessness toward Egypt. Iran’s attitude is also aimed at furthering détente with...