Russia has dived headfirst into the Syrian civil war – but this might be a strategic dead endIn late September Russia commenced its air campaign over Syria, prompting widespread criticism from Western leaders. It is clear that Moscow is pursuing very different objectives from those of the West. Indeed, the actions of Russian forces in Syria reveal the likely outline of Moscow’s war plan, which, from the Kremlin’s perspective, derives from a coherent and internally logical strategy. Yet on close inspection it is a flawed one.Details of Russian air strikes and other military actions confirm the Kremlin’s goals in Syria: …read more
Is Russia’s Syria Intervention Doomed to Fail?
