CERL Executive Board member General Joseph Votel is quoted in an article for Stars and Stripes discussing Russian military aircrafts continuing to fly in protected airspace over U.S. bases in Syria. He warns of the risk of escalation.

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.) is the former Commander of the U.S. Central Command. He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security at the Middle East Institute and a member of the CERL Executive Board. Read his bio here.

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