... and the
shelling of the border town of Karkamış
by militants, Turkey
has announced the launch of
Shield of the Euphrates
operation,... ... which is to destroy the militants’ bases in the Turkey–Syria border regions.
On the first day of the operation on August ... ... made possible by the fact that the country patched things up with Russia and carried out mass culls of the armed forces against ... ... between the United States and Turkey that have been caused by the accusations that the United States is “harbouring” Fethullah ...
... of History,” the end of the Cold War marked the end of thousands of years of ideological struggle, and the spread of Western ... ... failed to effectively deal with conflict in Libya, Ukraine, and Syria, all within or near its periphery. The situation in Syria ... ... economic policies. In France, a rising far-right party funded by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government may possibly ... ... people further to the right. The assault on democratic norms in Turkey by its government is far worse. Still worse in that region,...
Interview with Andrey Kortunov
Russian military presence in Syria makes Russia a pivotal actor in the Middle East. How Russia defines its role in the Middle East? Interview with Andrey Kortunov,... ... achieved in a multilateral format than in the framework of the bilateral relationship.
Regarding recent events between Russia and Turkey impinging on the cordial bilateral trade ties and economic cooperation, how do you predict the future of Russia-Turkey ...
Hordes of politicians and pundits in Russia and beyond were stunned by the surprise end of Moscow’s operation in Syria. In fact, the Kremlin has achieved its key military and political goals, and with ... ... operation’s launch, Mr. Putin
insisted
that IS was manned by five to seven thousand natives from Russia and other CIS countries, while upon its termination, Russian... ... backburner. As a result, the United States virtually franchised Syria to its regional allies Turkey and Saudi Arabia whose views on Syria hardly coincide with U.S. national interests...
In the wake of Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet that violated its airspace and Russia’s resulting casualties, tensions are certainly on the rise. Despite ... ... positions/villages—part of a series of Russian bombings in recent days that have targeted Turkmen—on the border area of Turkey and Syria. Turkey is supporting these Turkmen rebels against Assad that Russia is bombing, and had previously asked Russia not to ...
