Comparative Analysis of Putin-Medvedev Foreign Policy Making: Syria and Libya Case

This article explains the shift in Russia’s foreign policy strategy towards Middle East. Particularly, it aims to address question of why Russia supported UNSC Resolution 1970 Libya 2011 but refused cooperate with West Syria. In this article, is argued that West’s use authorization no-fly zone as a green light for military intervention paved way obstinacy To test hypothesis, focus on foreign-policy decision-making mechanism regarding these two events. processes are compared provide an alternative explanation Eastern policy. contributes existing literature Russian and Foreign Policy Analysis literature.