The Geostrategic Challenges of Russia’s “Ummah Pivot”

... after the country’s decisive anti-terrorist intervention in Syria in 2015. What is therefore needed is a clear understanding ... ... and moving eastward through the Levant, Gulf, South Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia and South Asia, the first-mentioned region is ... ... war. First and foremost among them are Turkey, Russia, France, Egypt and the UAE, though the U.S. also plays a naturally important ... ... unofficial rule, though, Saudi Arabia got bogged down in neighboring Yemen, which led to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis . ...