The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Putin Said to Explore Sidelining Assad Even as Russia Arms Him Why are Russian bombers flying close to Britain? Syria Group: Russia Expanding Major Syrian Airport Stratfor Confirms Russia’s Expanded Presence in Syria Russia’s Risky Military Moves in Syria News Review - September 2015 - 9.13.15 - Su - JNY eve Russia’s Syrian air base has US stumped - Opinion Sunday September 13 th , 2015  at  11:41 AM The Barack Obama administration and the U.S. intelligence community have concluded that Russia is set to start flying combat missions from a new air base inside Syria, but there’s disagreement inside the U.S. government on what to do about it. Thursday at the White House, top officials were scheduled meet at the National Security Council Deputies Committee level to discuss how to respond to the growing buildup of Russian military equipment and personnel in Latakia, a city on the Syrian coast controlled by the Bashar Assad regime. Obama has called on hi