Role and Place of GCC Member States in Russian Policy in the Middle East (2011-2020)

The research thesis at hand appears relevant as well as markedly important in light of events that occurred over the time frame of 2011-2020. The Syrian Civil War is commonly known to have struck in 2011. The conflict, in turn, strained relations of Russia, a resolute ally of the Assad regime, and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Namely, the latter include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. Tensions ensued due to discrepancies in the parties’ stance on the issue. To put differently, it is widely acknowledged that over the course of the second decade of the XXI century, measures have been taken to mutually establish friendly relations on the part of both sides of the pole. Nonetheless these methods became hardly efficient in facilitating vast improvement in ties between Moscow and its counterparts across the Gulf.