Commentary
The accord represents a pivotal moment in the region to avert a security vacuum in the Gulf.
Azeema Cheema, Mohanad Hage Ali
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Commentary
The Bear in Syria
Michael McFaul analyzes the many angles of Russia’s approach to the Syrian conflict.
Published on Oct 3, 2017
Michael McFaul served as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014. Before that, he worked as senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs at the U.S. National Security Council. Today, he is a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, where he is also a professor of political science. In addition, McFaul is the Peter and Helen Bing senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford.
Diwan interviewed McFaul on Russia’s policy with regard to Syria. The interview took place on the margins of a conference in Washington, D.C. held on September 6–7. It was organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and was titled “Security, Prosperity, and Governance in the Middle East/North Africa.”
About the Authors
Intissar Fakir
Former Fellow, Middle East Program, Editor in Chief, Sada
Intissar Fakir was a fellow and editor in chief of Sada in Carnegie’s Middle East Program.
Ghida Tayara
Senior Digital and Web Coordinator
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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