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A Tale of Two Interventions: Why Russia Succeeded in Syria When U.S. Failed in Afghanistan

... Syria stable, financially affordable and generally acceptable to the Russian public. The White House failed to do the same in Afghanistan The U.S. intervention in Afghanistan was launched in October 2001 to be nearly two decades long. Russia’s military ... ... in Syria has significantly bolstered Moscow’s standing in the Arab world and increased Russia’s prestige throughout the Middle East, where high reliability as well as consistent and predictable policies have always been in value. Washington’s reliability ...

30.08.2021

The Three Phases of Jihadism

... perspective, as opposed to Al Qaeda which was pre-millenarian. By the same token, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi independently developed a form of jihad that was mostly sectarian. He... ... have to do something. Andrey Kortunov, Malcolm Chalmers: Upholding Stability in the Middle East: An Opportunity for Russia–Europe Cooperation? Dr. Kepel believes there... ... involved — at all — which is a request Russia cannot accommodate. Russia learned in Afghanistan to limit the number of foot soldiers they deploy. Therefore, the majority...

08.05.2019

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