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Putin’s Syrian Surprise, A Hollow Superpower, and the Kremlin’s Saturday March 19 th , 2016 at 11:37 AM Institute Of Modern Russia 1 Share Putin’s Syrian Surprise, A Hollow Superpower, and the Kremlin’s Changing Course 12–18 March 18 March 2016 In this week’s Western media highlights, writing for the National Interest, Nicolas Gvosdev offers several explanations for Vladimir Putin’s sudden decision to withdraw Russian troops from Syria. And the Economist’s editorial board argues that “Putin’s foreign policy is born of weakness and made for television.” In the Russian media, Alexander Baunov points out that the pullout should not come as a surprise, since the Kremlin has accomplished all of its major objectives in Syria. Analysis Economics This post has been generated by Page2RSS Read the whole story · · Dubai Airliner Crashes While Trying to Land at Russian Airport by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS