The Geopolitical Crisis in the Caucasus, Ukraine, and the Middle East
Clearly, tens of billions of dollars that the Putin government invested in military modernization and revamping since the not-so-successful 5 Days War against Georgia paid off.
The Syrian Crisis and Turkey-EU Relations
The Syrian Civil War has begun in 2011 during the process called the "Arab Spring" which has destabilized an immense geography from Libya to Afghanistan, passing from Egypt, Yemen, and Iraq.
Downing of the Russian Jet, the Syrian Civil War and Turkish-Russian Relations
Syrian civil war is only a secondary front in Russia’s struggle against the West.
