- Emil Avdaliani
- November 7, 2017
- Paper No. 636
Moscowโs intervention in the Syrian civil war boosted the reputation of the Russian military, afforded it valuable training, and enhanced Moscowโs political clout in both the conflict zone itself and the Middle East more generally. With that said, Syria threatens to become a quagmire for Russia, and Moscow is looking for an exit. This will be difficult to pull off as Russia faces considerable geopolitical constraints.