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Putin’s Not-Quite-Withdrawal Signifies a Strategic Retreat

(EDM) A week after President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement (on March 14) of the partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria, the parameters of this strategic maneuver are becoming clearer, but…

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Russia Is Giving up on Its Tragedies—and on Itself

(EDM) President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating is regularly accepted as a proxy measure for the level of Russia’s internal cohesion. And his support remains on a sky-high plateau, where it has…

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A Lost Year for Russia

(EDM) It is the dubious ceasefire in Syria that keeps Russia in the focus of global media attention these days, as if the outcome of this catastrophic civil war actually…

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For Moscow, Talks Are About Sowing Discord, not Solving Conflicts

(EDM) A ceasefire in Syria, which appeared possible if not probable in early February, has again turned out to be unreachable. And in hindsight, it is rather obvious that it…

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Confrontation With the West Becomes Personal for Putin—and Inescapable

(EDM) Last week’s (January 26) reporting in the Western media that the United States government waslinking Russian President Vladimir Putin to corruption has rocked Russian domestic politics. Specifically, a recent BBC…

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It is Indecision Time for Putin, as Russia Muddles Through

(EDM) The annual Davos gathering of the World Economic Forum used to be an occasion where Russia’s always uncertain future was a key topic for debates and investment decisions, but this…

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Russian Strategy Seeks to Defy Economic Decline With Military Bravado

(EDM) President Vladimir Putin concluded 2015 with the approval of a revised National Security Strategy, which defines the strengthening of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a threat and commits…

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Russia’s policy in the Middle East imperilled by the Syrian intervention

(oDR/NOREF) The Middle East is the only area where Russia can try to prove that it is not just a regional post-Soviet power with a revisionist agenda, but a global…

Russian Air Power Is Too Brittle for Brinksmanship

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The rapid and smooth deployment of the Russian Air Force to Syria has made a significant impact on that country’s protracted civil war while prompting a…

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Baev: Syria reconstitutes Russia-Iran partnership, but doesn’t signify a compatibility of security interests

(WSJ) DUBAI—By entering the Syrian war, Russia has joined hands with Iran in trying to rescue President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. But is this a durable alliance—or just a temporary convergence of interests…

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Putin’s Not-Quite-Withdrawal Signifies a Strategic Retreat

Russia Is Giving up on Its Tragedies—and on Itself

A Lost Year for Russia

For Moscow, Talks Are About Sowing Discord, not Solving Conflicts

Confrontation With the West Becomes Personal for Putin—and Inescapable

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Russian Strategy Seeks to Defy Economic Decline With Military Bravado

Russia’s policy in the Middle East imperilled by the Syrian intervention

Russian Air Power Is Too Brittle for Brinksmanship

Baev: Syria reconstitutes Russia-Iran partnership, but doesn’t signify a compatibility of security interests