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Been meaning to start such a thread for a while now, seen the video below and am finally getting around to it.
Short summary: Russia offered up Syria if America would drop sanctions and abandon Ukraine, a deal turned down by the American administration hence the Russian air campaign in Syria which may yet take in Iraq.
Europe for its part is, as usual, sitting on the sidelines and generally siding with America where needs be. If the EU wants to be a serious player internationally they'll need a centralised foreign policy bureaucracy but, due to the member states still valuing their sovereignty, that's a way off yet. Instead we'll see individual or grouped member states intervening as and where they see necessary.
Elsewhere, China is, for the most part, limited to its immediate neighbourhood and is for now satisfied with that. As they increase their military capability they'll spread further afield with interesting ramifications. India could potentially become a global player but that's not gonna happen in the immediate future.
Short summary: Russia offered up Syria if America would drop sanctions and abandon Ukraine, a deal turned down by the American administration hence the Russian air campaign in Syria which may yet take in Iraq.
Europe for its part is, as usual, sitting on the sidelines and generally siding with America where needs be. If the EU wants to be a serious player internationally they'll need a centralised foreign policy bureaucracy but, due to the member states still valuing their sovereignty, that's a way off yet. Instead we'll see individual or grouped member states intervening as and where they see necessary.
Elsewhere, China is, for the most part, limited to its immediate neighbourhood and is for now satisfied with that. As they increase their military capability they'll spread further afield with interesting ramifications. India could potentially become a global player but that's not gonna happen in the immediate future.