... to face
two
geopolitical threats at the same time: emerging Islamism across her eastern frontier and an unstoppable wave of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Asia who add enormously to her current woes.
Russia's concerns regarding Islamic terrorism are well known. Russia, as a victim of Muslim extremism herself, is a key strategic interlocutor for Greece, who faces multiple potential threats from jihadist osmosis.
The Tsipras’ trip to Moscow acquires special significance at a time when Mr. Putin also finds himself ...
... President Jessica Mathews, Vice-President for Studies Andrew Weiss, Director of Russia and Eurasia Program Eugene Rumer and Senior Associate James Collins, former U.S. ambassador to Russia.
The participants focused on cooperation of the two organizations on Russian-American interaction in countering international terrorism and political extremism, and agreed to exchange policy papers on the subject for a future joint report.
... to improve relations with Washington, which have dramatically worsened in the course of events in Ukraine. As Primakov exhorts: “No dispute, including on the ‘Ukrainian question,’ should interfere in the fight against international terrorism.”
The Russian domestic political debates on this issue continue to witness a clash between two diametrically opposed points of view concerning US actions. In one camp are experts such as Georgy Mirsky, who call for “applauding” Obama. In an article ...
Terrorism and Russian-Georgian Border Zone Security
It is widely accepted that Russia and Georgia are tough and irreconcilable opponents with differences and disagreement over a wide range of issues. At the same time, Moscow and Tbilisi often face common threats,...
Afghanistan After 2014
With the American contingent of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) almost out of Afghanistan, analysts in Russia and other countries are quick to review Washington's errors in the context of Moscow's experiences 1979-1989.
Next December, the American-led ISAF, established following
the Security Council Resolution
of December 20, 2001, will complete its mandated ...
... different approaches to the Syrian conflict. Whereas it was always believed that the key thing was reaching an agreement between Russia and the United States, it is now clear that this will not be sufficient. It may be good enough to launch the settlement ... ... community must leverage this opportunity to bolster the positive developments in Iran.
What is, in your opinion, the face of modern terrorism? Do we see a new spiral of global terrorist activity in the context of the recent Islamic attack on the Kenyan shopping ...
