Syrian civil war : Russia forges risky ties with Islamists
In a strategy fraught with risk, Russian President Vladimir Putin is exploiting deep-seated domestic anger at the Unites States and fundamentalist Russian Orthodoxy to justify his support for embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and forge an alliance with Islamist forces.
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Main Author: | Dorsey, James M. |
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Other Authors: | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |
Format: | Commentary |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103546 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19249 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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