A short addendum to my blog post "Suspicions". It struck me that Russia has dumped two long-term allies in the Transcaucasus and the Middle East: Armenia and the Baathist regime in Syria. In return, they have gained new allies which are surely more fickle: Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Not sure if that´s the best Machiavellian power move. Sometimes, faithfulness pays.
But then, I´m not Vladimir Putin´s advisor. :P
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