DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2020.v08i07.006

Pages: 379-388

Russia is the most important force in the Syrian conflict, which is related to Russia’s huge investment in the conflict. The reason why Russia invests so much in the conflict is that it has interests in the conflict that cannot be ignored. Russia’s fundamental interest in the Syrian conflict is to protect the Assad regime in Syria. In order to realize this fundamental interest, Russia has adopted the following strategies: maintaining strategic coordination with China, fighting against ISIS by force, cooperating with Iran, coordinating with Turkey and so on.