Russia in MENA: "Russian Recalibration: The Implications of Assad’s Fall for Libya"; "Assad Fall and the Russo-Iranian Economic Counter to IMEC"

Russia's fall out with MENA.

In this bi-weekly newsletter, we explore the spillovers to Russia from Assad’s ousting in the broader MENA region. In Libya, the Haftar-Assad axis is falling, and Russia may need to recalibrate its strategy. In Iran, Russia is striving to offset the advances of the IMEC by strengthening its strategic partnership with Tehran.