Posts Tagged: Russia Syria
The Nascent Russia-Lebanon Alliance and Israel
The Russian entrance into the Syrian battlefield in 2015 propped up the Assad regime. And Moscow has continued to build up its military presence in...
Syria Splinters, Even as Assad Regains Some Territory
JNS.org - As Syrian President Bashar Assad continues solidifying his hold around Damascus -- with the aid of Russian airstrikes -- it is becoming clear that the regime will...
The Myth of Russian Weakness
In discussions of international affairs, it has become commonplace for Western observers to view Russia as a declining power, destined to succumb to a string...
UN Says Russia’s Eastern Ghouta Aid Plan Not Enough
A Russian plan for a five-hour pause in fighting in Syria's eastern Ghouta needs to be expanded to allow aid deliveries to enter and civilians and urgent...
Syrian Warplanes Strike Eastern Ghouta Despite Russian Truce
Syrian government warplanes struck the eastern Ghouta region on Tuesday and Damascus accused rebels of shelling a safe route out, despite a Russian call for a five-hour truce that failed to halt one of the most devastating...
The UK Needs Another Churchill to Confront Iran
JNS.org - Recently, there have been extraordinary scenes in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. People have leapt to their feet in standing ovations, and grown men...
Are Russia and Israel on a Collision Course Over Syria?
Russian politicians have been surprisingly mute on the Israeli airstrikes in Syria that took place on February 11. Nothing notable has been said beyond an...
Russia’s Syrian Conundrum
JNS.org - The recent downing of an Iranian drone over Israeli territory has brought Russia’s regional predicament into full view. The question is -- namely -- can...
Russian Atrocities, Aggression in Syria Could Lead to ‘Escalation’ With Israel
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week did not appear to resolve the two countries’ differing objectives in...
Tillerson Says Washington, Europe Have Started Work on Improving Iran Nuclear Deal
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday that working groups on fixing what the US sees as flaws in the Iranian nuclear deal...
Trump Has Worsened the Syrian Stalemate
The US is currently at a great disadvantage in Syria. The Trump White House, despite blaming its increasing irrelevancy in the region on the Obama administration’s...
Egypt’s Troubling Nuclear Deal with Russia
Egypt is taking its nuclear energy effort out of the deep freeze. On December 11, 2017, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Cairo, the two...
US-Russia Relations Plunge Still Further
Relations between Moscow and Washington are at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War. This state of affairs was vividly reflected at...
US Retreat, Russia-Iran Ties Pose Problems for Israel in Syria and the Region
JNS.org - With one of the bloodiest civil wars in modern history possibly winding down, world powers have been discussing the future of Syria. This month, the...
