Emerging as the ‘Victor’(?): Syria and Russia’s Grand and Military Strategies

The war in Syria, given its complexity and geopolitical importance, has received much recent analytical attention. Although many perspectives have been covered, there is still a need Western sources to view the conflict more through Russia’s lens. This article thus looks at how Russia designed executed military strategy Syria fit into overall grand strategy. It examines exactly Russian ‘strategy of limited actions’ employed why now proclaimed as one true ‘victor’ whole Syrian imbroglio.