Russia’s decision to intervene, and to escalate, in Syria is the product of a wide range of considerations. Some are domestic, but by far the largest set of factors has to do with securing Russian strategic interests in the Middle East and offering an alternative vision of global order growing out of a perceived decline of American power. By itself, Russia’s Syrian intervention is not likely to end well. Yet it creates a dilemma for the West, which risks sacrificing its ability to set the agenda in Syria and other crisis zones. Forced to respond to Russian initiatives in …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
