Different in Economics, Coordinated in Politics. Russia and China in the MENA region in the XXI century
Journal: Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)
Year: 2019

The article reviews Russia and China's engagement with the Middle East and North Africa since the 1990s and assesses the scale and depth of their cooperation and competition in the region. The article argues for the development of a de facto convergence between the two states, with Russia at the forefront of diplomatic and military initiatives, and China supporting the latter's actions in bilateral and multilateral relations with MENA partners. The regional crisis unleashed by Arab Uprisings hav