MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC LEVERAGE OF RUSSIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST: SYRIA
With an emergence of new world order, in the post-Obama era, Russia got the stronghold in the Middle East particularly in the Syria by the dramatic shift in Russian foreign policy. To get currency to this idea, the active engagement of Russia has proved testimony from the last few events that Russia has an absolute policy for restoration of a role being a super power by intervention in Syria, as the China and US have preeminence in the contemporary world order. Russia has initiated energy diplomacy to get the task done with the Arab allies. Not only this, Russia takes parliamentary diplomacy for the Middle East to pursue covert ambitions to reach warm Mediterranean water, Russia’s Tartus port has already gotten an unprecedented fame. Moreover, Russia has plenty of issues with the Washington about US coalition in Syria for counter-terrorism against ISIS. Therefore, to get the desired outcomes, Russia has supplied arms, logistic and military to support Arab allies. Another i...