Russia in Syria: A “Path Dependence Hybrid Warfare”

... cleansing. It was with these consequences of the "hybrid warfare" of Western and regional forces that Russia had to deal with. Moreover, engagement of external players never diminished, but only transformed with Russia taking active role in the Syrian settlement. This meant that Russia itself had to use various tools that it had at its disposal. We could name this as a “hybrid warfare path dependence” concept when a new actor engaging with a conflict is forced to use a certain approach as a result of the given framework established earlier by the other actors. At the present stage, Moscow is focused on the domestic ...