russia in the middle east: implications and policy recommendations
Down the line, Russia is also managing to expand military cooperation with Egypt and the future government in Libya, and is expanding its naval presence in the Red Sea. . ..…
Down the line, Russia is also managing to expand military cooperation with Egypt and the future government in Libya, and is expanding its naval presence in the Red Sea. . ..…
In particular, they both emphasize the importance of the network of air and naval bases that Russia is now building in the Mediterranean and Red Sea and around the Middle East. ..…
Russian naval base Yemen — presumably at or near Socotra, Suez Canal, Red Sea, Bab-El Mandab, Arabian Sea and Western reaches of Indian Ocean, possibly including the Persian Gulf. ..…
Its strategic position, with close access to the oil lanes of Red Sea and Persian Gulf, means that it was prize during Cold War between Russia and United States.. ..…