Russian Goals and Interests in the Middle East

Feb. 26, 2018, 5:00-6:30pm (RSVP Required)
Mortara Center for International Studies, 36th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20007

Vitaly Naumkin, Russia's leading expert on the Middle East, discusses the Russian government's strategy in the Middle East. 

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Dr. Vitaly Naumkin, Russia's leading expert on the Middle East who is working closely with the United Nations and the Russian Foreign Ministry on Syrian peace talks. As Russia establishes a deeper foothold in Syria, Dr. Naumkin will provide a broad overview of Russian policy in the Middle East.

Speaker:

Dr. Vitaly Naumkin, scientific director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences and professor and chair at the Faculty of World Politics at Moscow State University