Soft power" in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation in the Arab countries
Due to the growing interest and attention on the part of the Russian Federation to the Middle East region, as well as taking into account the events of recent years, the author draws attention to the use of "soft" tools in Russia's foreign policy. The relevance of the chosen topic is confirmed by the trend towards the use of "soft power" tools in international relations. The purpose of the study is to find out the effectiveness of the use of "soft power" methods in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation, and the ways of their application in relation to the Arab states of the Middle East are the subject of the study. In the process of preparing the article, we studied the forms of implementation of "soft" policy, as well as the combination of "soft" and "hard" force in modern conditions. The study is based on the materials of the American political scientist Joseph Nye, who introduced the concepts of "hard" and "soft" power in the 90s of the twentieth century. In addition to Russian sources, the author also refers to foreign sources in order to demonstrate the Western vision of the implementation of Russia's "soft power" tools in the Middle East. The author came to the conclusion that the "soft power" tools used contribute to the establishment of bilateral cooperation with the Arab world.