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The Role of Russia in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Strategy or Opportunism?

Over the last years, the myth of a Russian “return” to the MENA region after a prolonged period of quasi-absence has captured increasing attention by policy makers and the scientific community. In particular, since late September 2015, the Russian military intervention in Syria has prompted the rise of expectations and speculations on Moscow’s intentions to impose itself as a central actor able to affect the course of events in the broader Middle East.

While some observers have pointed at the new “Russian moment” as mere opportunism,  others have attributed its interventionism to a proper and broader strategy, a sort of “grand plan” of the Kremlin for the MENA region.

This workshop will aim to examine whether the Russian presence in the MENA region represents an extemporaneous phenomenon, or is it destined to last, as well as how is the Russian presence influencing the balance of power and the posture of other players in the region.

The workshop is organised in the framework of EuroMeSCo ENI Project, co-funded by the European Commission and the IEMed.

By Invitation only

 

 

Friday, 12 October, 2018 - 09:00
Milano, Palazzo Clerici (via Clerici, 5)
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SPEAKERS

Ziad A. Akl
Senior Researcher, ACPSS – Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Aldo Ferrari
Head, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Program, ISPI
Marc Franco
Senior Associate Fellow, EGMONT - The Royal Institute for International Relations
Christopher Hartwell
Associate Professor, Bournemouth University
Chiara Lovotti
Research Assistant, MENA Centre, ISPI
Mira Milosevich
Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute
Maxim A. Suchkov
Associate Research Fellow, ISPI; Editor, Al-Monitor Russia-Mideast
Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti
Research Fellow, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Centre, ISPI
Valeria Talbot
Senior Research Fellow and Co-Head, Middle East and North Africa Centre, ISPI

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