Instruments of Russian Policy in the Syrian Conflict – Part II

Abstract

The subject of my article is an attempt to present political, economic and military, for which thanks to Russian Federation affects the current situation in Syria. At the outset I performed an analysis of Soviet and the Russian-Syrian since the early fifties of the twentieth century until the outbreak of the Arab Spring at the turn of 2010. and 2011. Subsequently I traced political instruments of Russian policy in the country ruled by President Assad, which can include, among others, gradual reduction of military operations in eastern Ukraine and the Russian president’s strive for to return to the international arena. In next part of my contemplate I bring up economic issues, especially in the energy sector, affecting the efforts of President Putin to defend the power of the leaders in Syria. Furthermore, the objective of my work is to present the potential of military forces, used by the Russian side in the Syrian campaign. In summary, I would to answer the question of whether the Russian government in achieving its founding in Syria, and also try to make a reference to the possibility of containment the conflict in the mentioned above country.