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The Trap of Complacency: Russia and the Middle East in 2025
Platon Nikiforov discusses how the Kremlin is trying to adapt to the loss of positions in Syria
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Syria without Assad and Russia’s inertial assistance
Platon Nikiforov explains how the fall of the Assad regime will affect Russian positions in the region