Eyes on the Kremlin: Russia and the World in 2016
From Fritz Lodge, The Cipher Brief: “During the past year, Moscow has achieved a series of striking foreign policy successes around the world. In Syria, Russian air support and military advisors have turned the tide of the war and helped Syrian President Bashar al Assad drive rebel forces out of their last major urban stronghold in Aleppo. In Europe, Russia’s annexation of Crimea remains largely unchallenged, while Brexit and the rise of anti-establishment populist parties across the European Union have helped draw the bloc’s attention away from Russian interest in Ukraine and the Baltic states. Finally, Donald Trump’s election as U.S. President – allegedly with the indirect aid of a sophisticated Russian cyber campaign – has presented Putin with the prospect of a far friendlier, and inexperienced, counterpart in Washington.”
From Fritz Lodge, The Cipher Brief: “During the past year, Moscow has achieved a series of striking foreign policy successes around the world. In Syria, Russian air support and military advisors have turned the tide of the war and helped Syrian President Bashar al Assad drive rebel forces out of their last major urban stronghold in Aleppo. In Europe, Russia’s annexation of Crimea remains largely unchallenged, while Brexit and the rise of anti-establishment populist parties across the European Union have helped draw the bloc’s attention away from Russian interest in Ukraine and the Baltic states. Finally, Donald Trump’s election as U.S. President – allegedly with the indirect aid of a sophisticated Russian cyber campaign – has presented Putin with the prospect of a far friendlier, and inexperienced, counterpart in Washington.”
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