Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

Popular uprisings in the North Africa and the Middle East, known as the Arab Spring, not only rocked the Arab world, but also made other countries fear about their consequences as well. Causing serious changes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, the uprisings led to some other developments in some other countries as Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria and the Saudi Arabia, consequently, creating some fears and hopes for Russia.In fact, causing some concerns and challenges, the developments made Russia changing its traditional approaches to achieve its objectives and interests in the Middle East. The article attempts to investigate        the Arab Spring’s effects and consequences for Russia.

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