Get used to it, because Russian influence is coming to a region near you. For many in the West, Russia’s return to the world stage over the past few years has come as a surprise, and not an especially pleasant one. After the downfall of the Soviet Union, the country was written off as yesterday’s … Continue reading DIMITRI TRENIN. Russia’s rise won’t end with Syria (New York Times, 3 November 2019)… Continue reading »