And beyond those considerations, Russian spokesmen have frequently justified Russia’s Middle Eastern policies by referencing the fact that Russia is an increasingly Muslim country whose Islamic population is the most dynamic factor in Russian demography.[51] . ..…

International relations Andrej Kreutz observed in this context that, for Putin, The sheer size and ferocity of Islamic challenge had impact on Russian leader and persuaded him that new political approach was necessary order to solve the conflicts with Muslim of the country and have closer link with..…

Establishing the contours of well thought out approach to pre-empt Russian moves will require further examining and addressing the long-term issues surrounding the emerging nexus of Muslim Russia and Islamic Middle East — including as this nexus relates to the future of ties that bind..…

The West's bearing responsibility for the problems in Muslim states such as Libya, however, is short-sighted. Islamic jihadism arrived in Libya and the rest of North Africa in the 7th century, at the time of the Christian Byzantine Empire, and has largely remained there ever since. ..…