Publication
Nov 2015
This commentary assesses Russia's political intentions in Syria in an indirect way – i.e., it analyzes the military forces/capabilities Moscow has deployed to the country and the nature of the air strikes it has conducted. As the text’s authors see it, Russia’s operational-level goal is indeed to protect the Assad regime, while its political goal is to link its military intervention with its attempts to become a central actor in containing or even solving the Syrian conflict. Finally, the authors examine the repercussions of Russia’s military intervention for Israel and the West’s overall Syria policy.
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Author | Markus Kaim, Oliver Tamminga |
Series | SWP Comments |
Issue | 48 |
Publisher | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |
Copyright | © 2015 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |