Russia is back in the Middle East. The Kremlin is methodically creating a systematic geopolitical challenge to the interests of the United States and its allies. Moscow’s behavior is driven by a quest for prestige and influence, and a search for markets of its arms and other goods—a classic great power pattern.
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Ariel Cohen: Russia is roaring back to the Middle East while America is asleep
A picture taken during a press tour provided by the Russian Armed Forces on Sept. 15, shows a Russian soldier looking through the scope of a sniper rifle on the outskirts of Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor.
