With the final stretch of the U.S. presidential elections upon us, Russia’s challenge in Syria has rapidly developed into a centerpiece of the foreign policy debate. The candidates need to formulate a clear vision of how to deal with Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has played a weak hand impressively. His nation’s economy is only $1.3 trillion in 2016 vs. US gross domestic of $18 trillion: 7.2 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States ; crucial components of its high tech military are imported; and Russia has not projected power this far abroad since its withdrawal from Afghanistan, …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
