Russia's approach to the Islamic world after the Arab revolutions: Continuation or change of policies

Subject Areas : International Relations

sayed razzagh moghimi ¹ (Department of Political Science, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran)
Davoud Kiani ² (Department of Political Science, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran)
Mahdi Javdani moghaddam ³ (Department of International Relations, Imam Sadegh University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2021-08-06 Accepted : 2022-03-04 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: ", Islamic World", Arab Revolutions", Middle East", Russia", Syria",

Abstract :

Following the Arab revolutions of 2011 and the formation of new arrangements in the political and security equations of the Middle East, Russia tried to pursue a balanced policy towards Islamic countries while avoiding tensions with them. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting Russia's foreign policy towards the Islamic world after the Arab revolutions of 2011 and to answer the question: What are the main components of Russia's foreign policy towards the Islamic world, especially in relation to Countries of the Middle East region? The main hypothesis that has been tested is Russia's foreign policy towards the Islamic world, especially after the Arab revolutions in the Middle East, to fight religious fundamentalism, to avoid entering the Shiite-Sunni religious divide, and to try to improve Russia's image. Among Sunni Islamic societies, religion has taken root. In the present paper, a descriptive-analytical method and in the form of a theoretical framework of constructivism, a relatively different analysis of the nature of Russia's relations with the Islamic world in the period after the Arab revolutions in 2011-2020 was presented.