The Puzzle Of Russian Behavior In Deir Al-Zour
(War on the Rocks) A frightening event in U.S.-Russia relations unfolded in February near Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria, as both sides battled the remnants of the Islamic State. In violation…
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Putin Tries to Exploit Anti-Trumpism to Advance His Economic Agenda
(EDM) The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (May 24–26) managed to attract more high-level foreign guests than could be expected considering Russia’s stagnant economy and relative lack of interest from…
Why Russia Is Failing the “Syria Test” for Counterterrorism Cooperation with the West
(PONARS Policy Memo) As the confrontation between the West and Russia matures, the proposition that the West should combine military containment with engagement in areas of mutual interest has been gaining…
US Again Calls Russia’s Bluff on Syria
(EDM) For a week following the April 7 chemical attack in Douma (a suburb or Damascus, Syria), Russia was high-strung with anxiety about the United States’ forthcoming punishment of the Bashar…
Baev: America and its international partners have a major advantage in Syria: money
(WSJ) The crisis in Syria—the chemical weapons attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, followed by the limited U.S.-U.K.-France military response—creates an opportunity to develop the broader Syria strategy the West now…
US, Russia keep from escalating conflict after Syrian strike | Interview with Kimberly Marten
(PBS) Russian President Putin on Saturday condemned a series of strikes on Syrian targets, calling the military action by the U.S. and its allies “an act of aggression against a sovereign…
Baev: Now that the fight against Daesh is over, each party has its own agenda and Russia is suddenly lost
(Gulf News) Nearly two and a half years after the Russian military began an intensive bombing campaign in Syria in support of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, Russia is struggling to…
Russia’s Syria Policy: The Hard Path of Military Disengagement
(PONARS Policy Memo) On December 11, 2017, two and a half years after the start of Russia’s military campaign in Syria, President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Hmeimim Air Base…
Baev: Russia is facing a series of new challenges in Syria as adversaries maneuver to secure zones of influence
(VOA) Moscow may have deployed two of its latest generation stealth warplanes to Syria, according to video footage of a pair of Su-57s landing at a Russian airbase in the…
New ‘Hybrid’ Plots Revealed in Russian Anti-Western Policy
(EDM) The central theme of the traditional Munich Security Conference last weekend was the current assessment of the Russian threat. The briefs prepared for the high-level participants, including US Secretary of…