The crises in Europe’s neighbourhood seem to get worse by the day. The recent decision by Russia to intervene in Syria, supposedly to fight against DAESH has raised new questions about the cohesion of the international response to the war going on in the Levant and the Middle East.While this new turn of events could open the door to hard headed diplomacy as the meetings in Vienna past and future seem to indicate, there are serious questions about the coherence of the strategy between international players and between them and the regional actors. If we are in there for the long haul, how can and should we plan for a succesful exit and what are the stakes and the role of Europe
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