Russia in Syria: A “Path Dependence Hybrid Warfare”

... Syria, but they will experience more and more difficulties. The Syrian conflict is multi-leveled and complex. Russian actions in Syria were influenced by previous actions of other players—regional and international—which can be defined as the "hybrid warfare path dependence". Given the new developments with COVID-19 and other domestic factors, Russia is less and less interested in active actions not only in Syria, but also in the Middle East more broadly. Although Moscow is faced with growing financial and economic challenges and potential political losses ...