... how to react to this horrific terrorist attack—one following on the verily likely terrorist downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula—it is important to take a breath. This could very well lead to massive escalation in Syria by France (and maybe Russia, in relation to the airliner attack) and maybe even by others if it turns out ISIS had something to do with it; Yemen could be a focus if the attack involves the al-Qaeda affiliate operating there. Whatever moves are made, it is important to keep ...
While Brazil's “strategic allies” --Germany and France-- are now turning away Syrians and other refugees Brazil has already provided asylum to 2,900 people presumed to be Syrian nationals fleeing the bloody ... ... Brazil is #78 on the World Economic Forum top 100, having dropped from #57 in 2014. China, which produces the I-Pad is #64. Russia holds down the #26 position. The United States comes in at #17 and the #1 nation on the 2015 World Economic Forum survey ...
... November 3, 2015, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov, IMEMO Director Academician Alexander Dynkin and Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, visited the Embassy of France to meet with Head of Continental Europe Department at French Foreign Ministry Florence Mangin for the discussion of Ukraine settlement, implementation progress of Minsk accords, Syria and initial results of the Vienna process on Syria, Moldova, and opportunities for interaction between the EU and the Eurasian ...
... of Economics and Head of the Center for French Studies at the RAS Institute for European Studies, to talk about critical bilateral issues, prospects for advancing dialog, and France's policies in Europe and Middle East.
Dr. Rubinsky, the attitudes of Russia and France towards the Syrian crisis appear to be virtually polar opposites. Could they attempt to reconcile their differences and develop a compromise solution in the short term? Would the different sides of the conflict in Syria accept such a solution?
To my mind, "opposite" ...