This is an article published in Akfar/Ideas (the journal of the European Institute of the Mediterranean, which is based in Barcelona). The journal is published both in French and in Spanish, Professor Katz’s original English version on his blog:
This is an article on Russia and Syria published by LobeLog:
http://lobelog.com/how-well-is-russia-doing-in-syria/
This a remembrance of the great Russian scholar, Georgy Mirsky, who passed away on January 26: