Relations between the U.S. and Russia appear to be almost at the point of no return
... ... impact domestic politics and popular attitudes. Accusations of interference in the electoral systems raise ... ... Russia generally agree on the need to control the Islamic State. However, there has been a significant ... ... April 2017, the U.S. fired 59 cruise missiles at Syrian airbase on grounds that the Syrian military ... ... between Turkey, Syria and the Kurds, and between Iraq and the Kurds, given Turkish, Syrian, and Iraqi ...
... falls, will he be replaced by the "right" people?
Russia's diplomatic and material support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been universally condemned ... ... blood on his hands – lots of it. So did Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. Both these dictators were endorsed ... ... know what might have been. What we do know is that hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives, millions of people live ... ... Western Europe is inundated with assylum-seekers. The barbaric Islamic State organization has flourished.
Like the Saddam, Gaddafi,...
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Accordingly, the next year should provide an answer for the following question: Is fear of Russia and percieved threat in Europe sufficient for increasing defense capabilities... ... doctrine is not that bad. NATO is the number one threat. Anyone surprised?
2. Shall the Islamic State survive?
Undoubtedly, the Islamic State is not just a 'so-called'... ... more assertive than its more 'willing' counterpart back to 2003 in Iraq. No wonder since the threat for other states in the region is formidable. On the...