How Putin and NATO Could Get Pulled Into a Disaster in Ukraine
Ukraine is no Syria, and Putin’s miscalculations are astonishing—but the West still faces grave risks…
Author Anna Borshchevskaya
Putin Prioritizes Syria. Biden Should Too.
Moscow has intensified its military deployments in sensitive areas and continued its counterproductive diplomatic track,…
Is Russia Trying to Play Kingmaker in Lebanon?
For Moscow, Lebanon, a strategic country on the Mediterranean, is an important extension of Putin’s…
Don’t Expect Russia to Help Save the Iran Deal
In seeking to salvage the JCPOA, Biden should not assume cooperation from Moscow, but instead…
How the failed Turkish coup helps Putin
The coup attempted in Turkey this past weekend against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mattered for Russia,…
Does Russia’s Faux Withdrawal Mean a New Crisis Is Coming?
Forbes Putin’s regime is less stable than meets the eye, and Russia’s future remains uncertain.…
Countering Russian and Assad Regime Responses to Safe Zones
For such zones to succeed, they must be backed with militarily enforced no-fly zones and…
Russia’s Syria Propaganda
News about Syria has quickly replaced news about Ukraine in the Russian media, thanks to…
Russia in Syria (Part 1): Declining Military Capabilities Won’t Hold Moscow Back
Although the reported intervention in Syria may spread Russia’s armed forces too thin, the Kremlin…