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Shedding light on Russia's motives in the Middle East, this book examines its growing role in the region and its efforts to defend its national interests. As one of the first volumes to address both domestic and external drivers, the book provides a valuable multi-dimensional account of Moscow's foreign policy.

Part 1 Gulf Energy Sector and the COVID-19 -- Chapter 1 GCC Oil Industry Response to the COVID-19 Challenge -- Chapter 2 Qatar LNG Industry in the post-COVID Period -- Chapter 3 Renewable Energy Prospects in the GCC in the Post-COVID era -- Part 2 Socio-Economic Dimensions of the Oil Market Crisis -- Chapter 4 Surviving Covid: The Economic Policy Response -- Chapter 5 The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Institutional Changes in the GCC -- Chapter 6 The GCC Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Oil Shock -- Chapter 7 Falling Oil Incomes and Migrant Communities of the GCC -- Chapter 8 Climate Change and the GCC: Economic and Environmental Impact -- Part 3 GCC International Relations during the Pandemic Times -- Chapter 9 Gulf Energy Security during the COVID-19 and after: From the Security of Supply to the Security of Demand -- Chapter 10 Iran, Saudi Arabia and the USA: Energy Security and Invested Interests -- Chapter 11 The Issue of the Global Oil Market Recovery and the future of the OPEC.

Examining the international dimensions of the Syrian conflict, this book studies external factors relating to the uprising. It explores the involvement of outside powers and the events' impact both on regional and international level. Syria was widely perceived to be essential to the regional power balance, hence it was a valued prize to be fought over. The book examines the impact of global and regional powers in propelling the conflict in Syria; looks at the motives and strategies of the key regional and international actors (Hizbollah, Palestinians; Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, US, Russia, EU) and analyses the impact of the Syrian conflict on key relations between regional states (Turkey-Syria, Turkey-Iran, Iraq-Syria). Finally, several chapters treat the impact on Syria of international sanctions and the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine (R2P). This book is a follow on to volume one, The Syrian Uprising: domestic origins and early trajectory, eds, Raymond Hinnebusch and Omar Imady (2018). Subsequent volumes will examine the later evolution of the conflict.