The significance of Syrian Conflict154241

In the ongoing conflict in Syria involving the Bashar Al-Assad forces and also the rebel army it could happen to be observed that "Syrian conflict" became one of the most crucial cases for that world. Both Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama make their points in showing it is within their countries interests to behave. Therefore, it poses the issue why your situation in Syria is so essential for Russia and the United states.

Firstly, it's worth mentioning the strategic geographical and political location of Syria - They have use of Mediterranean Sea and is also in the center of four important countries/regions: Israel, Iran, Kuwait and Caucasian states. The initial a pair of them have hostile relations and also under the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the conflict seemed very plausible. Syria is situated between those countries and Iran is the strongest ally in the Middle East, which make them a really situated near commercial establishments country. The last two countries, Kuwait and Caucasian states are relatively all-around Syria. The most important thing, is the fact that destabilization of Syria and the large number of Islamic extremist mercenaries (who partly from the rebel army) might have influence on situation in those regions (Kuwait - that's vitally important mainly because it continues to be your fourth biggest oil exporter for the USA in last 15 years) and former Soviet Caucasian states, that have already causing problems as a result of activity of the company's extremist groups. Hence, both Russians (avoiding destabilization while increasing of influence of extremist groups in Caucasian states - mostly Chechen groups, that are actually Muslim) and USA (supporting Israel against Iran and protecting their economic curiosity about the very center east) are really concerned with the syrian refugees charity. Barack Obama feels more pressure than normal from the Israeli government (and apparently the Kuwait government which can be supporting the rebel army right from the start), who emphasize the threat of Iran for the whole Middle East. The other, very essential aspect could be the control over the Mediterranean Sea. The Russian Naval Base in Tartus established in 1971 under agreement of Soviet Union and Syrian governments can be basically named because only opposition to USA/NATO domination on the Med. In case of failure of Bashar Al-Assad, the use of Russian base might be put under question from the new government. Moreover, Putin would loss his only ally in the Middle-east region and what is more, an income provider as Russia is the biggest exporter of weaponry for Syria. Lastly, Obama follows the ideological superiority of USA over other countries and therefore feels obligated to intervene in Syria. The conflict in Syria might be described not only as conflict between Al-Assad and rebel forces, but in addition as being a conflict over the diplomatic domination between Putin and Obama. Every possible closure in the Syrian conflict will surely have major affect both relations between Russia and USA as well as the future of the very center East.