After Syria, this is the role Russia should embrace

The era of great-power dominance is fading. Moscow’s future lies in mastering regional diplomacy In 2015, when the Russian Armed Forces launched a military operation in Syria, it marked a turning point in the post-Soviet era. The collapse of the USSR had caused a dramatic decline in Russia’s international standing. For two and a half decades after 1991, Moscow worked to regain lost status, prestige, and influence on ...