Uran Botobekov

Dr. Uran Botobekov is an expert on Political Islam and is a regular contributor to Modern Diplomacy and The Diplomat. He received his PhD in Political Science from the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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Russia Wants CSTO Allies to Deploy to Syria

Moscow wishes to expand its military-political influence in the Middle East by drawing into the war in Syria members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russian-led, amorphous military