Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Russian Intervention In Syria

Karen DeYoung, Washington Post: Russia’s Syria intervention may force choice on Obama: Act or yield

Russia’s military moves in Syria are fundamentally changing the face of the country’s civil war, putting President Bashar al-Assad back on his feet, and may complicate the Obama administration’s plans to expand its air operations against the Islamic State.

So far, the administration has not budged in its twofold strategy — direct airstrikes against the Islamic State and significant aid for those fighting against it, and a push for negotiations to end what has been the largely separate Syrian civil war.

Senior administration officials acknowledge that Russia has already made some tactical gains in the civil war, even as they insist President Vladi­mir Putin will ultimately pay for what they describe as a strategic blunder that will undercut his already tenuous reputation in the world and encourage the spread of the militants.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Russian Intervention In Syria

Russia's plan in Syria explained -- Ruth Pollard, Sydney Morning Herald
Russian Military Intervention In Syria – Analysis -- Euraisa review
Russia tipping the balance for Assad in Syria war? -- CBS
Analysis: Russia's Syria intervention - a chronicle of a failure foretold -- Yaron Friedman, i24 News
Analysis: Is Russia flexing its missiles in Syria? -- Al Jazeera
Goals of Russia’s Recent Military Action Go Beyond Syria -- Ali Hashem, Al-Monitor
This Is What Russia REALLY Fears in Syria -- Robert G. Rabil, National Interest
Syria: Why Russia Went In -- National Interest editorial
Russia's War Plan in Syria -- Dr Igor Sutyagin, RUSI
Syria crisis: Russia's strategy and endgame? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Why does Russia support Syria's Bashar al-Assad? -- The Telegraph
Threat Perception: Putin’s Ambitions, Russia’s Limits -- WPR Editorial
Putin Turns to Ukraine Playbook in Syria -- James Marson and Nathan Hodge, WSJ
Putin’s Dramatic Syria Move Raises Russian Profile, With Risks – Analysis -- Eurasia Review
Turkey Now A Theater of West-Russia Dispute Over Syria -- Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News
Russia-Turkey Ties Fray Over Syria -- Howard Amos, Moscow Times
Will Russian airstrikes in Syria derail Turkey relationship? -- Natasha Ezro, CNN
Why Israel should be worried about Russia's role in Syria -- Nadav Pollack, War On The Rocks
As Russia and Iran flex muscle in Syria, the U.S. is short on options -- Samia Nakhoul, Al Arabiya/Reuters
Russia Follows U.S. Script and Intervenes in Syria: Vladimir Putin Wrecks Washington’s Mideast Plans -- Doug Bandow, CATO
Russian bombs in Syria killing fragile hopes for diplomacy far beyond -- Steven Mufson, Washington Post