Putin’s Syrian Gambit: Sharper Elbows, Bigger Footprint, Stickier Wicket

Authors

John W. Parker, Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

Thanks in large part to Russia’s military intervention, Syrian president Bashar al-Asad’s fortunes have made a remarkable recovery since May/June 2015. Russia, together with the Lebanese Hizballah, Iran, and Iranian-organized Shia militias from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and elsewhere, has succeeded in averting Asad’s military defeat. What Russian president Vladimir Putin has accomplished in Syria is important for American national security interests and policy in the region because it frames some of the hard choices Washington must now make.

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

7-2017

Publisher

National University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Parker, John W., "Putin’s Syrian Gambit: Sharper Elbows, Bigger Footprint, Stickier Wicket" (2017). INSS Strategic Perspectives. 18.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/inss-strategic-perspectives/18