RUDN Journal of Political ScienceRUDN Journal of Political ScienceВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология2313-14382313-1446Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2039710.22363/2313-1438-2018-20-4-536-547POLITICAL PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY WORLDПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОЦЕССЫ В СОВРЕМЕННОМ МИРЕResearch ArticleRUSSIA’S RELATIONS WITH GULF STATES AND THEIR EFFECT ON REGIONAL BALANCE IN THE MIDDLE EASTОТНОШЕНИЯ РОССИИ И СТРАН ПЕРСИДСКОГО ЗАЛИВА И ИХ ОТРАЖЕНИЕ В РЕГИОНАЛЬНОМ БАЛАНСЕ НА БЛИЖНЕМ ВОСТОКЕAlmaqbaliMazin MusabahАль-МакбалиМазин МусабахPostgraduate Student of the Department of Comparative Politics, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)аспирант кафедры сравнительной политологии Российского университета дружбы народовmazinalmaqbali@gmail.comIvanovVladimir GennadievichИвановВладимир ГеннадьевичPhD, Doctor of Science, Associate Professor of the Department of Comparative Politics, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)доктор политических наук, доцент кафедры сравнительной политологии Российского университета дружбы народовivanov_vg@pfur.ruPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)Российский университет дружбы народов15122018204VOL 20, NO4 (2018)ТОМ 20, №4 (2018)53654725012019Copyright ©; 2018, Almaqbali M.M., Ivanov V.G.Copyright ©; 2018, Аль-Макбали М.М., Иванов В.Г.2018Almaqbali M.M., Ivanov V.G.Аль-Макбали М.М., Иванов В.Г.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/20397The article reviews the history of formation and development of Russia’s diplomatic relations with the Arab Gulf States. It analyzes the countries’ rapport in the framework of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf on the issue of homeland security in the region (the Iranian and Syrian questions, Qatar crisis). It also looks at the development of military and technical cooperation and the evolution of economic relations, which Russia uses to secure its growing geopolitical influence in the Arabian Gulf. The research describes the prospects of political development after the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria.В статье отражен исторический аспект установления и развития дипломатических отношений России с государствами Арабского залива, анализируется взаимодействие в рамках Совета сотрудничества арабских государств Персидского залива по вопросам безопасности в регионе (отношения по иранскому и сирийскому вопросу, катарский кризис), а также направления военнотехнического сотрудничества, развитие экономических связей, с помощью которых Россия пытается играть все более заметную геополитическую роль в Арабском заливе. Представлены перспективы развития политической ситуации после вывода российских войск из Сирии.Arabian GulfGCCSyriaSaudi ArabiaQatarАрабский заливССАГПЗСирияСаудовская АравияКатар1.Aksenenok A. Rossijskij vzglyad na Persidskij zaliv i iranskuyu problem [Russian Outlook on the Persian Gulf and the Iranian Problem]. Islam Today. 20.03.2017. 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