The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle East has been dealt a serious blow with the loss of Assad’s regime in Syria. That is now being made all the more evident by ...

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, a long-standing ally of Russia, has upended the Kremlin’s strategy across the Mediterranean and Africa. This shift is forcing Moscow to redirect its ...

Russia’s apparent fast-tracking of plans to establish a military hub in Libya could worsen that country’s protracted conflict.

The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader ... Now the conflict-riven North African nation of Libya is central to Russian efforts to project power into the Mediterranean.

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences ...

This shift is forcing Moscow to redirect its focus toward Libya as a potential new stronghold, according to experts. Russia’s military operations in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and sub-Saharan ...