... result, some will see Russia as a country that defends dictators and bombs the moderate opposition and civilians, while others will see it as an enemy of the Sunnis. Details regarding the groups bombed, real targets for air attacks, or the fact that Russia has 20 million Sunnis residing in its territory will be virtually ignored.
The most obvious risks are image-related.
Russia is, as always, rather weak in information warfare, and apparent absurdities like the total defeat of ISIS in areas controlled by the Free Syrian ...
... decline, because the Yemenis will drop their domestic squabble and close ranks to face the external threat. Others
believe
that the area is in for a full-scale war between the Sunni and the Shiite with direct and indirect involvement of external actors.
Russian diplomats and oriental studies experts had seen the disquieting symptoms of a potential escalation in the 25-million country long before the outbreak of this conflict. But now the United States, Russia and some European countries are hastily evacuating ...
... known for his shortsighted policies aimed at suppressing Sunni separatism, which did a great deal to destabilize Iraq. Many Sunnis, who had previously opposed the radicals, have switched allegiances after they realized that al-Maliki's centralization ... ... restoring its ties with the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, the Israelis launched a massive anti-Iranian information campaign.
Russia-Iran Strategic Partnership:
Trust Building and Common Response to
Regional and Global Challenges
Apart from traditional ...
