At the moment, Russia and Iran remain partners in Syria, but their cooperation will be limited.
The Atlantic alliance has no strategy to confront the so-called Islamic State or to deal with Russia’s growing presence in the Mediterranean.
While confronting the self-proclaimed Islamic State may be a necessary step to eradicate it, this may be exactly what the group is hoping for.
While desertions have contributed to the emergence of an armed rebellion since early fall 2011, they have failed to critically weaken the Syrian regime’s army.
With American political discourse these days, the prospects for escaping the "Clash of Civilizations" narrative have never looked more dismal.
Russia’s involvement in Syria is less about protecting natural gas interests and more about prosaic strategic interests.
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Cooperation between the United States and Russia has essentially halted, and contact between Washington and Moscow has decreased dramatically. At the same time, the attention each country pays to the other in their respective domestic debates has increased significantly.
The failures of U.S. security assistance are in large part caused by the disconnect between these security programs and the broader problems of politics and governance in recipient countries.
For the military protection of their interests, Europeans still rely on the Americans to come to their aid. The November 13 Paris attacks are unlikely to change that.












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