From “we want to destroy the regime” to “we want to destroy the world order”: Russian multipolarity and the enlistment of the post-Arab spring dār al-Islām
Journal: Filozofija i drustvo
Year: 2024

The Arab Spring produced new optimism in the Middle East regarding the possibility of democracy at the heart of the Muslim world. However, as the years passed, such optimism abated, leaving bitterness and cynicism in its wake. During the Arab Spring, Vladimir Putin watched in horror as numerous ?strong men? lost power, or nearly lost power, including his ally, Bashar al-Assad. Determined not to allow what he saw as the West?s meddling in the Middle East provide a template for his own removal fro