Russia’s science to win: Syrian experience
This information-analytical feature article by the editor of the Russian Military Collection A. E. Savinkin delivers the main results of the victory of the Russian Armed Forces in the Syrian conflict in the Middle East. It reveals in detail components and main factors to precondition the victory. It reflects the main content of the "art of war for peace through creativity and craftsmanship, rather than by means of numerical superiority” and dwells on the main points of the "impressive" counter-terrorist strategy of the Russian grouping of troops. The scientific analysis is based on expert opinions, relevant ideological legacy of Russian military classics, meditations on the course and outcome of the war in Syria by the top military leaders of the Russian Federation and Russian generals directly involved in the organization and conduct of the military operation. An attempt is made to forecast the main problems that Russia may face in the course of the further development of the Syrian conflict. This paper also shows ways of solving those feasible challenges.