Chuck Pfarrer, one of America's most renowned and respected military authors and analysts discusses with Jason Smart, a political analyst, why the Assad Regime's collapse, in Syria, was not a mere "setback" for Russia, but rather a total disaster that may lead to the unravelling of the Putin Regime.
Digging deeper, Pfarrer pinpoints the very day that Assad's regime was doomed to collapse, as its military deserted en masse, and what that might portend for Russia's own army.
Pfarrer has advised numerous US national security agencies and is a leading figure in the analysis of the war in Ukraine, is a Special Correspondent for the Kyiv Post. After his service in the US Navy, Pfarrer served public and private sector clients as a military and counter-terrorism contractor and non-proliferation expert. Pfarrer has written extensively on counter-WMD proliferation and gray zone operations. He has written an op-ed for the New York Times and the Knight-Ridder Syndicate and has appeared as a writer and counterterrorism expert on CNN, ABC, MSNBC, Fox, CSPAN, NPR, Voice of America, Al Jazeera, Al Hurra, IPR, and America Tonight.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
00:43 Russia's Losses in Syria
02:15 October 7th Attack: The Turning Point
03:48 Russia’s Naval Retreat from Syria
05:30 Challenges in Africa and Wagner's Isolation
07:10 Iran's Role in Chaos and Collapse
09:00 Russia’s Geopolitical Failures in Georgia
10:40 Winter Challenges for the Russian Army
12:20 Morale Crisis in the Russian Military
14:00 Parallels Between Syria and Potential Russian Collapse
15:30 The Future of Russia’s Strategy
