Syria

The Munich deal, abortive though it is, proves that Russia, by engaging militarily in a substantive manner, has placed itself at a decidedly advantageous place at the negotiating table as compared to the United States.

• K. P. Fabian
• February 18, 2016
• IDSA Comments

Syria’s plight is likely to get worse before it gets better. More Syrians will be killed and the powers that be do not care.

• K. P. Fabian
• February 10, 2016
• IDSA Comments

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• Cindy Vestergaard
• January-June 2016
• CBW Magazine

Turkey’s unprecedented military action raises two questions: What is the likely impact on its ties with Russia? And, what are the dynamics of a ‘Russia-West’ collaboration over Syria?

• Rajorshi Roy
• December 22, 2015
• IDSA Comments

Syria is a long-term Russian ally, before and after the demise of the Soviet Union, primarily under the presidency of the Assads, father and son, and provides the only foothold to Russia in the Middle East.

• Sudarshan Bhutani
• December 14, 2015
• IDSA Comments

The air crash might prod the US and its allies to seek a political accommodation with Russia on Syria, and a grand coalition might emerge against the IS. But, even such a coalition will take long to dismantle the IS, assuming it were doable.

• K. P. Fabian
• November 13, 2015
• IDSA Comments

The Vienna Conference was far from a gathering of powers with common goals. The key powers involved have yet to reach the conclusion that it is in their interest to end the multiple wars raging in Syria.

• K. P. Fabian
• November 03, 2015
• IDSA Comments

It is now abundantly clear that Russia has emerged as the most important player in Syria. With the US on the defensive, the coalition that Russia is forging with Iran and Iraq is likely to get stronger.

• K. P. Fabian
• October 27, 2015
• IDSA Comments

There is a sudden and dramatic change in Turkey’s policy towards the Islamic State. What explains this change and what might be Turkey’s calculations?

• K. P. Fabian
• August 14, 2015
• IDSA Comments

This is the right time to raise a fundamental question about Obama’s policy towards Syria: Is there a coherent, consistent policy, based on a reasonably accurate assessment of the ground realities in Syria? The answer is a definite no.

• K. P. Fabian
• November 18, 2014
• IDSA Comments