... Chairships of the United Nations Security Council, with Russia taking over and being charged with a rather ... ... business front, Russia will see issues dominating the Middle East and Africa at the top of the schedule: ... ... has always held relatively adversarial positions toward Russia and recently made major headlines when ... ... official spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some of the highlights of her comments ... ... internal dissension, but that there were far too many radical Islamists mixed in liberally with so-called ...
... intelligence community and state department to make inroads against it) requires one to accept something most Americans cannot: that the American Dream for too many seems more myth than reality.
Reality in America, if you are not able to hook into upward mobility and access privileged success, is a fairly dull and even depressing situation: studies show a disturbing percentage of Americans are born, live, and die within an incredibly small 50-mile radius. They also show that the classic parental ...
... anger over actual attacks. There is growing dissent across the Middle East at what is perceived to be a total lack of transparency ... ... they were certain that the drone was not American, Chinese, or Russian: IDF claimed it to be an Iranian drone assembled in Lebanon ... ... investment to develop their own programs. The basic principles of foreign affairs dictate that America could easily be sucked into ... ... figure prominently. It is inconceivable to think a ‘drone war’ between Iran and Saudi Arabia or Egypt would not end ...
... across the board, but especially so when it comes to understanding Russian strategy on Syria vis-à-vis the United States. The ... ... its aftermath. Russia, however, with its unique perspective on radical Islamism because of the long and bloody conflict with Chechnya,... ... to actively encourage and support its development, Russia has warily seen it as a potential ‘Great Islamist Revolution.... ... international influence, then maintaining relevance within the Middle East must be a crucial part of the master plan. Syria is ...