The New Cold War in Syria and Turkey's Position
After five years of civil war, a huge influx of foreign fighters, and lots of sophisticated global power meddling, Syria is beginning to crystallize as the stage of the New Cold War between Putin's embattled Russia and Obama's U.S. with a human face' on Turkey's doorsteps.
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Russia's Growing Involvement in the Middle East
Mr. Putin is planning to showcase his military's power in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
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Russian involvement in Syria can cause the intensification of the civil war and increase the number of causalities and refugees.
US support of Kurdish offshoot group in Syria could backfire in the medium-term.
The international community is silently watching the refugee crisis around the world despite its urgent major humanitarian catastrophe' warning.
