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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Syria → Russia

This score represents Syria's relationship toward Russia. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

SYR → RUS+1Mixed74% evidence confidenceDocumented bilateral evidence
RUS → SYR+1MixedSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security-15

2 documented factors produce the -15 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +25Exceptional operational security integration
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official record supports the frozen exceptional operational security integration criterion for Russia and Syria in the 2015 baseline.

  2. -40Fall of the Assad government ends the prior alliance structure
    Active event · 2024

    The political transition removed the government on which the 2015 Russian security partnership and alignment had been based.

Diplomacy+5

2 documented factors produce the +5 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +35Enduring bilateral partnership
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official record supports the frozen enduring bilateral partnership criterion for Russia and Syria in the 2015 baseline.

  2. -30Fall of the Assad government ends the prior alliance structure
    Active event · 2024

    The political transition removed the government on which the 2015 Russian security partnership and alignment had been based.

Economic0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: 2015 reporter-side trade was below the frozen threshold or unavailable, and no additional qualifying economic institution was evidenced.

Alignment+30

3 documented factors produce the +30 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +50Broad strategic alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official record supports the frozen broad strategic alignment criterion for Russia and Syria in the 2015 baseline.

  2. +15United Nations voting alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

    A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.

  3. -35Fall of the Assad government ends the prior alliance structure
    Active event · 2024

    The political transition removed the government on which the 2015 Russian security partnership and alignment had been based.

Disputes0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish another frozen territorial, coercion or settled-order rule.

Societal0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish national-scale people-to-people exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+26 in 2015 → +1 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

-25

Fall of the Assad government ends the prior alliance structure

The political transition removed the government on which the 2015 Russian security partnership and alignment had been based.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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