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'Russian UNSC Vote for Sale?'

Russia’s future in the Middle East fares no better than the al-Assad regime in which Russia had been investing.

Turkey and the Russian Federation: An Emerging Multi-Dimensional Partnership

Turkish-Russian relations have been transformed in a unique way since the late 1990s. Ever increasing economic relations have paved way for better political relations, bringing cooperation perspectives to fore while having competing agendas at the same time. The past several years witnessed confidence building between the countries as the relationship rose to the level of a multi-dimensional partnership; however, there are also ideational and material factors that limit Russian-Turkish partnership. The future of multi-dimensional partnership will largely depend on both countries’ ability to set a strong structural base for mutual and long-term beneficiary relationship.