Russia’s need to be recognized as a Great Power
... mission, and they have been emphasizing that it will be very limited in time and scope. Regardless of all other explanations of Russian aims and objectives in Syria, I think the main driver of Russian policy in Syria is to be taken seriously as a great power. In 1992, I took a group of students to Moscow for a course on Russian politics. The FSB, successor to the KGB, had just opened an office for relations with the public. I contacted them, and they agreed to meet with our group. I asked the ...
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