Russia’s brisk arms trade business seen driving its foreign policy

Russia’s brisk arms trade business seen driving its foreign policy

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Russia’s stubborn insistence on siding with the pariah regime of Bashar Assad in Syria highlights an important economic factor: Russia’s heavy dependence on its arms export industry at the expense of Moscow’s international status and responsibility. Some experts believe that Russia’s reliance on international arms trade has become […]