Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries
Russia’s successful “comeback” in the Middle East started with the Syrian Civil War, through selling…
Anton Mardasov is a non-resident expert at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute’s Syria Program, where he writes about Syria. He is the author of numerous articles in Russian media, and several studies and book chapters on the Russian strategy in Syria, the Syrian opposition, and Moscow’s relations with Iran, Lebanon, and Egypt.
