Russia’s rapid military build-up in Syria and provocative initial actions — including airstrikes focused on U.S.-supported anti-Assad rebels and incursions into NATO ally Turkey’s airspace — pose a serious challenge to three key American goals: stabilizing Syria, containing ISIL, and constructing a durable balance of power in the Middle East. More broadly, Russian actions continue Vladimir Putin’s efforts to undermine America’s credibility as a world power with the skill to devise coherent strategies and the will to execute them. Washington is still searching for an adequate answer, responding so far with empty threats and smug warnings of trials ahead for …read more
Source: European Voice
