... the UNSC itself. On the general business front, Russia will see issues dominating the Middle East and Africa at the top of the schedule: · developments in Syria; ·... ... Envoy to the UN, Samantha Power. She has always held relatively adversarial positions toward Russia and recently made major headlines when she accused Russia of engaging in... ... that they suffered from horrific internal dissension, but that there were far too many radical Islamists mixed in liberally with so-called “moderate Arabs”. Because...
... forms other than just anger over actual attacks. There is growing dissent across the Middle East at what is perceived to be a total lack of transparency and scrutiny by... ... the biggest mistaken assumption of all. China and Pakistan Most discussions of an immediate drone rival to the United States begin and usually end with China. At last count... ... where its interests figure prominently. It is inconceivable to think a ‘drone war’ between Iran and Saudi Arabia or Egypt would not end up being a major national...
Though Syria has somewhat fallen off the media radar in the West because of a Malaysian plane ... .... Russia, however, with its unique perspective on radical Islamism because of the long and bloody conflict ... ... encourage and support its development, Russia has warily seen it as a potential ‘Great Islamist ... ... influence, then maintaining relevance within the Middle East must be a crucial part of the master plan.... ... legitimate national security objectives than they do with Cold War nostalgia or knee-jerk anti-Americanism. Russia ...