In Memory of E.M. Primakov: A Predictive Legacy in Resolving Modern Middle East Crises
https://doi.org/10.56654/ROPI-2025-4(17)-234-245
Abstract
The article is devoted to the actualization of the ideas of E.M. Primakov, a talented Oriental scholar and statesman, when analyzing modern conflicts in the Middle East, including the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation, the Iranian-Israeli clash and the situation in Syria. The authors demonstrate how Primakov’s forecasts about the risks of escalation, the strengthening of Hamas and the nuclear threat are reflected in the military and political events of 2023-2025, emphasizing the need for a compromise settlement through the expanded Middle East quartet. Analysis of the legacy of E.M. Primakova confirms five key conclusions: the transnational consequences of the Middle East crises, the nodal nature of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the prospects for multipolar mediation, the creation of a Palestinian state based on the United Nations, and the need to adapt Russian foreign policy to new realities.
About the Authors
G. I. Tsaregorodseva
Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science “Georgy Arbatov Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies”, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Galina I. Tsaregorodseva, CandSc (Hist.), Senior Researcher of Department of Foreign Policy Research
Moscow
E. A. Kuzmenko
Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena A. Kuzmenko, CandSc (Hist.), Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Regional Studies and International Cooperation
Moscow
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For citations:
Tsaregorodseva G.I., Kuzmenko E.A. In Memory of E.M. Primakov: A Predictive Legacy in Resolving Modern Middle East Crises. Russia: Society, Politics, History. 2025;(4(17)):234-245. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.56654/ROPI-2025-4(17)-234-245
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