Russia's Peace Mediation in Africa
An Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6133293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sergey Kostelyanet (0000-0002-9983-9994, Institute for African Studies, corresponding author), Sergey Kostelyanets |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 96 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vostok Afro-Aziatskie obshchestva istoriia i sovremennost (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0869-1908 • E-ISSN: 2713-0401 |
| Publisher | Institute of Oriental Studies Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31857/s086919080012475-9 |
| OpenAlex | W3110929251 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In recent years, Russia has become a major power broker in the Middle East, and is now aspiring to repeat the feat in neighbouring regions, and particularly in Africa. It was predominantly the use of hard power in Syria that propelled Russia to the current influential position in the region, yet the political, financial and security costs of the use of power politics are poised to grow, which necessitates the prioritization of the diplomatic dimension, with such conflict resolution instrument as peace mediation playing an increasingly prominent role. The success Russia has had with the Astana peace process for Syria naturally encourages it to offer its good offices to other countries in the region and beyond, including in Africa, which is particularly suffering from conflict
Business · Conflict resolution · Development economics · Economics · Mediation · Middle East · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prioritization · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Global Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |