By Paul Gadalla, Fred DewsRussia is center stage in word affairs thanks in part to its military presence in Syria and its alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But now, Russians are preparing to head to the ballot box on March 18 to cast their votes in a presidential election. The outcome—Vladimir Putin’s re-election as Russia’s president—isn’t in doubt. After the election, the world will continue to reckon with an increasingly assertive Russia. That was made even more clear on March 1, Putin, dedicated a third of his state of the union speech to introducing new Russian weapon …read more
Source: Brookings