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Russia’s Ephemeral Middle East Alliances

By gaining a foothold in the Middle East, Vladimir Putin hopes to revive Russia’s long-faded image as a world power, restore its status as America’s main geopolitical foil, and gain bargaining chips with which to promote his more immediate concerns in Russia’s near-abroad. But Russia’s position in the region remains fragile.

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