A Pivot to the East and the Islamic Dimension of Russia’s Foreign Policy

Russia’s relations with the world of Islam mean a time-tested, trust-based cooperation,... ... a year of further consolidation of Russia’s pivot to the East, especially in the Middle East and across the South, as well as to the Islamic world. Amid the pressure... ... Organization of the Islamic Conference (now the Organization of Islamic Cooperation—OIC). At that point, the Russian leader stated : “We know that the overwhelming majority...