Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago
In this video I discuss the current position of the Gulf States between the rock and the hard place, caught in the war between the Israel/US on one side and Iran on the other. The key question is whether they under the stress of the war abandon American bases and prefer neutrality or join the war on the Israel/US side.
Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon and Routledge.com. (here is the link: barnesandnoble.com/s/Vladimir%20Brovkin) In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and others. Also I invite you to my Substack channel. Here is the link;
vbrovkin51.substack.com/publish/post/190081966
In this video I discuss the current position of the Gulf States between the rock and the hard place, caught in the war between the Israel/US on one side and Iran on the other. The key question is whether they under the stress of the war abandon American bases and prefer neutrality or join the war on the Israel/US side.
Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon and Routledge.com. (here is the link: barnesandnoble.com/s/Vladimir%20Brovkin) In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and others. Also I invite you to my Substack channel. Here is the link;
vbrovkin51.substack.com/publish/post/190081966
