Russia's Middle East Policy Adjustment After The Cold War

Russia's Middle East policy adjustment after the Cold WarAfter the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia's diplomatic strategy showing a contraction of the overall situation in the region of its original positions. Although the same for the presiding officer and one of the Middle East Quartet of 1991 Madrid , but Russia has almost completely lost the right to speak in the Middle East series of international issues. After the Shock Therapy crisis, Russia's economy started to pick up gradually, and aware that fully follow the West not only can not guarantee that its great power status, but also damage its own strategic interests. So Russia has begun adjusting the diplomatic strategy, including the Middle East policy. However, due to its own power dropped, so it is very difficult to play a key role in the Middle East.To the era of Putin, the Russian national strength has been a substantial upgrade, its determination to return to the Middle East. So the Middle East diplomacy have some new changes: to coordinate the position of the opposing parties as an intermediary, with the United States is both cooperation and struggle, its pragmatic diplomacy, more active, more flexible. Not only with Israel and moderate Arab countries to developing relations, but also with the "blacklist" of Syria, Iran and other countries maintained diplomatic and economic ties. For Russia, the Middle East use of this important political and diplomatic arena, reflected in international affairs in the Russian "great power role".Russia return to the Middle East, and restore the areas affected in this international hot spots. which also found a stronghold stronghold that Arab countries oppose the United States of siding with Israel. Overall, Russia's Middle East policy is subject to its overall diplomatic strategy and serve the national interest. therefore, from Russia's Middle East policy adjustments can be found in the country's foreign policy changes. Putin's diplomacy in the period, it is much more flexible and pragmatic. On the other hand, Russia changed the policy that over spheres of influence in the Middle East during the Cold War, Seeking to improve the relationship with moderate Arab countries and Israel. which to some extent eased the tensions in the Middle East situation objectively, and be beneficial to the regional peace and stability.