The Importance of Syrian Conflict9100329

During the ongoing conflict in Syria between your Bashar Al-Assad forces and the rebel army it could are already observed that "Syrian conflict" became one of the very most crucial cases to the world. Both Vladimir Putin and Obama have made their points in showing that it is within their countries interests to behave. Therefore, it poses the issue why your situation in Syria is really essential for Russia as well as the Usa.

Firstly, it's worth mentioning the strategic geographical and political location of Syria - It has usage of Mediterranean Sea and it is in the center of four important countries/regions: Israel, Iran, Kuwait and Caucasian states. The first a couple of them have hostile relations and especially within the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the conflict seemed very plausible. Syria is located between those countries and Iran could be the strongest ally in the Middle East, which can make them a very situated near commercial establishments country. The past two countries, Kuwait and Caucasian states are relatively near to Syria. It is important, is that destabilization of Syria and also the large number of Islamic extremist mercenaries (who partly constitute the rebel army) could have effect on situation in those regions (Kuwait - which is very important since it has become the fourth biggest oil exporter for that USA in last fifteen years) and former Soviet Caucasian states, that have already causing problems due to the 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 interest in the guts east) can be extremely interested in the syrian crisis charity. Barack Obama feels more pressure than normal from the Israeli government (and apparently the Kuwait government which can be supporting the rebel army in the first place), who emphasize the specter of Iran for the whole Middle East. The 2nd, very essential aspect will be the power 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 as the only opposition to USA/NATO domination on the Mediterranean Sea. In case there is failure of Bashar Al-Assad, the presence of Russian base might be put under question by the new government. Additionally, Putin would loss his only ally in the Middle-east region and what's more, a return provider as Russia will be the biggest exporter of weaponry for Syria. Lastly, Barack Obama follows the ideological superiority of USA over other countries and therefore feels obligated to intervene in Syria. The conflict in Syria could be described not merely as conflict between Al-Assad and rebel forces, and also like a conflict in the diplomatic domination between Putin and Obama. Every possible closure in the Syrian conflict is sure to have major affect both relations between Russia and USA and the way forward for the very center East.