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The fall of Assad has undermined Russia’s prestige in the Middle East – Israeli expert

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Colonel (res.) Daniel Rakov

Daniel Rakov is a Senior Researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. He specializes in Russian policy in the Middle East and great-power competition in the region. He served in the IDF for more than 20 years, primarily in Israeli Defense Intelligence (Aman). From 2019-2021, he was a Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).

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