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The Russian Military Police, from Syria to Karabakh

  • February 8, 2021
  • Emmanuel Dreyfus
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Following the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement signed in Moscow on November 9, 2020, between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that units of the Military Police…
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The Myth of Syrian Mercenaries in Karabakh Debunked in Eight Parts

  • November 6, 2020
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  • October 28, 2020
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(TRT World) Russia and Turkey face each other on opposing sides over several fronts across Eurasia, from Libya to Syria, and now Azerbaijan, too. Experts say Moscow is hitting Syria’s Idlib…
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Where’s Wagner? The All-New Exploits of Russia’s “Private” Military Company

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  • June 5, 2020
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(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Syria has been an ongoing major focus in Russian security policy since its astounding military intervention in September 2015. Yet, now, it is barely present in political…
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Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring and the Battle for a Free Syria

  • February 20, 2020
  • Şener Aktürk
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The Role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow’s Syrian Campaign

  • February 10, 2020
  • PONARS Eurasia
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  • Samuel Charap
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Russia Ponders the Burden of Its ‘Victory’ in Syria

  • October 30, 2019
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