Syria contributor: Juan Cole Juan Cole https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/juan-cole/rss en Putin Has Won Big in Syria, Europe is Embracing Him Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Displacement Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Juan Cole https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/01/26/putin-has-won-big-in-syria-europe-is-embracing-him https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/01/26/putin-has-won-big-in-syria-europe-is-embracing-him Since intervening militarily in Syria early last fall, Moscow has helped Bashar al-Assad shore up government control over vital parts of Syria. Middle East expert Juan Cole looks at Russian president Vladimir Putin’s major military and diplomatic successes since entering into the Syrian fray.