Posts Tagged: Putin Syria
Putin Denies Russian Defeat in Syria, Says Israel Is the Main Winner
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia's nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but expressed concern about Israel's military operations there since...
Has Syria Reactivated Its Chemical Weapons Program?
According to Yediot Ahronot, one of the targets hit by Israeli airstrikes in central Syria in early March is believed to have been a chemical weapons...
Russia Is Outmaneuvering Trump, and Using the Middle East to Benefit Its Power
For some time now, Russia has been striving to establish itself as the Middle East’s pre-eminent external great power. Through its military involvement in the...
Russians Should Ask if Moscow’s Foreign Policy Serves Russia — or Putin
Hints from the Russian media show that more and more Russians are starting to question Moscow’s foreign policy, as Putin’s 19 years of rule march...
An Israel Strike in Syria in Broad Daylight — and a Dangerous Reply
JNS.org - Sunday’s air strike on targets in Syria, purportedly carried out by Israel, was unusual for a number of reasons. First, it occurred in broad...
Should Israel Cooperate with Russia?
Since the 1990s, Israel and Russia have enjoyed an increasingly warm relationship. Russian President Vladimir Putin is reputed to have said, “There is a little...
The Russian Perspective on the Downing of Its Plane Over Syria
The Russian press and overall public opinion in Russia has been exceptionally negative towards Israel over the past few weeks, following the downing of a...
The Mask Drops: Russia Reveals Itself as Israel’s Enemy
JNS.org - One year ago, Russia’s mask of non-hostility towards Israel was still in place, in the form of strategic coordination with Israel regarding the latter’s...
Israel Must Rethink Its Syria Strategy After Downing of Russian Plane
The crisis between Jerusalem and Moscow over culpability for the recent downing of a Russian plane in Syria has far less to do with the...
The End of the Syrian War — and the Coming War for the Spoils
Syria’s bloody war is nearing an end with the takeover of the city of Idlib by dictator Bashar al-Assad’s forces and his allies, and I do...
Russia in Syria: Caught Between Iran and Israel
Intermittent Israeli strikes against Iranian positions in Syria have alarmed Russia, which is trying to solidify its military gains there. Active Israeli interference could bring...
The US Must Force Iran and Syria to Blink First
JNS.org - Donald Trump’s decisiveness might be bearing fruit against North Korea following threats by its dictator Kim Jong Un to launch a missile strike against...
The Dangerous Strategic Goals of a Restored Russia
The Soviet Union was not vanquished by the West in the Cold War. It simply disintegrated in the late 1980s as a result of cumulative failures. A military...
Despite His Election ‘Victory,’ Putin’s Problems Will Grow
On March 18, Russia elected Vladimir Putin for a fourth presidential term, making his rule the longest since Joseph Stalin’s. But this next term will...
