« Le moment de la visite inopinée de Poutine en Syrie était logique car il est en route vers la Turquie et il voulait célébrer Noël avec les troupes russes à l’étranger, mais c’était évidemment aussi une occasion de s’assurer que le régime syrien ne penche pas vers l’Iran après le meurtre de Soleimani. Poutine ne veut pas que le régime iranien se venge à partir de la Syrie », décrypte Joe Macaron”. Click here to read the full article (in French).

“Macaron thinks that the Syrian and Libyan cease-fires reflect Putin and Erdogan’s ambitious plans to share power in the region. “However, there are limitations to this plan as they do not have full control of events in Libya and their interests remain contradictory in Syria, hence both cease-fires are not guaranteed to last long,” he added”. Click here to read the full article.

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“No doubt there will be retaliation. The Iranian regime would not want to give the impression that it has a weak hand in this critical juncture,” Macaron told Middle East Eye”. Click here to read the full article.

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“Ankara is offering both carrots and sticks to Washington, either a Patriot deal or deepening military ties with Moscow, which reflects how Erdogan has the upper hand in the relationship with Trump,” Macaron told Arab News. Click here to read the article.

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