Is the Syrian war partly an ad for Russian arms sales?

Russia is pulling out all the stops in showing off new weaponry — especially in Syria. Nick de Larrinaga, an expert at Jane’s Defense Weekly, joins the show and explains that the display of force is about more than winning a war. It also functions a kind of advertising campaign for the world’s second-largest arms dealer.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.