In a fancy office block in Moscow, dozens of bright young Russians are designing artwork to glorify Vladimir Putin. One poster asks: "What does Superman dream of?" It shows the Man of Steel asleep wearing Putin pyjamas. Russian propaganda is as good a guide as any to Mr Putin's aims. To distract his people from their shrinking economy at home, Russia's president is staging a series of macho spectacles: the annexation of Crimea, the carving up of Ukraine and more recently the bombing of Syria. Mr Putin is the most disruptive force in geopolitics. Syria is the most messed-up nation on Earth. In 2016 the world will see how the two interact.
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