Article: The Arab Spring and Russian Policy in the Middle East
Zvi Magen, former Israeli ambassador to Ukraine and Russia and now a Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, is the author of the institute's periodical, INSS Insight No. 282, of 20 September 2011, titled "The Arab Spring and Russian Policy in the Middle East".
Excerpt: "[S]eemingly coordinated statements have recently been sounded in important settings and the media by senior Russian figures (leading experts on the Middle East, politicians, and even the president himself). These statements have included criticism of the revolutionary process underway in the Middle East, portrayed as fundamentally negative and rife with risks for both regional and global stability. ... According to the Russians, democracy does not stand a chance in Middle Eastern countries, characterized as they are by archaic societies. Future regimes can be expected to be anti-democratic and primarily Islamic in nature."
Zvi Magen, former Israeli ambassador to Ukraine and Russia and now a Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, is the author of the institute's periodical, INSS Insight No. 282, of 20 September 2011, titled "The Arab Spring and Russian Policy in the Middle East".
Excerpt: "[S]eemingly coordinated statements have recently been sounded in important settings and the media by senior Russian figures (leading experts on the Middle East, politicians, and even the president himself). These statements have included criticism of the revolutionary process underway in the Middle East, portrayed as fundamentally negative and rife with risks for both regional and global stability. ... According to the Russians, democracy does not stand a chance in Middle Eastern countries, characterized as they are by archaic societies. Future regimes can be expected to be anti-democratic and primarily Islamic in nature."
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