Professor Mark Katz, PhD, is a professor of Russian and Soviet politics at George Mason University and a leading voice on Russian-Arab relations. He’s a former Soviet analyst for the State Department, onetime Brookings fellow and the author of numerous books on Soviet policies in the Arab world. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/mark-katz/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Mark Katz https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/01/28/why-does-moscow-back-the-assad-regime https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/01/28/why-does-moscow-back-the-assad-regime Professor Mark Katz, PhD, is a professor of Russian and Soviet politics at George Mason University and a leading voice on Russian-Arab relations. He’s a former Soviet analyst for the State Department, onetime Brookings fellow and the author of numerous books on Soviet policies in the Arab world.