The foreign policy of the Russian Federation regarding the growth of Salafism in the Middle East

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of International Relations-Allameh Tabataba'i University

2 Ph.D. Student in International Relations-Allameh Tabataba'i University

Abstract

  Changing the system of international relations at the regional level due to Arabic revolutions , the rise of new tensions including intensified  Shiite -Sunni conflicts and high levels of instability in the region has affected Russia's interests . Russian military - political and commercial relations with the Arab world has been restricted; affected by  " Arabic revolutions ". This situation will indirectly affect Russia and other former Soviet republics and raised the need to review the rigid formal approaches against some important Islamist groups and organizations.  This article seeks to answer this question that what is  the foreign policy of the Russian Federation regarding the growth of Salafism in the Middle East? Salafism growth in this area has been influenced by Arabic revolutions Therefore, our hypothesis is that " the foreign policy of the Russian Federation regards growth of Salafism as a national security threat within its borders and tries to stop their  successes and expansion in the region."  

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