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ISIS: Turning the Corner or Turning Around?

... but also because in the past allied forces - especially Turkish ones - attacked Syrian objectives on multiple occasions. This could lead to an escalation that would involve the United States and Russia, which has always been a concern during this crisis. Now that the American administration is about to change, there is a chance that things may ameliorate on that front, but it is quite too early to assess if elected President Trump will follow through with his program of relaxing relations with ...

28.11.2016

The Russian Case 50 Years After the Cuban Crisis

... relations between the West and Russia. While the spark that lit the fire in Cuba had been shot by the USSR’s attempt to install nuclear missiles right in front of the coast of the USA, this time around the roles are reversed. Indeed, although in international relations there are hardly ever any instances where both parties involved don't share at least a small portion of the responsibility for a crisis – and arguably that also applies to the case at hand – the United States and their allies are the ones who firmly tip the scale in the escalation of the present situation. The news that the USA are going to place their troops at 200 ...

01.07.2015

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