...,” the end of the Cold War marked the end of thousands of years of ideological struggle, and the spread ... ... onset of the greatest global financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression (barely managing to ... ... effectively deal with conflict in Libya, Ukraine, and Syria, all within or near its periphery. The situation ... ... policies. In France, a rising far-right party funded by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government ... ..., ethnic, and religious tension, fears of Islamic terrorism, nativism, and demagogues become ever more ...
In the wake of Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet that violated its airspace and Russia’s ... ... that have targeted Turkmen—on the border area of Turkey and Syria. Turkey is supporting these Turkmen rebels against Assad ... ... volatile domestic security situation with its own people and an ISIS franchise running amok in the Sinai (one which apparently ... ... help them: Russia is particularly vulnerable to Sunni extremist terrorism for a number of clear reasons and its moves in Syria,...
... strikes target those are terrorists or involved in terrorism. There are civilian deaths in these attacks ... ... others.
To the militant pro-Snowden anti-NSA crusaders: I’m not going to tell you that what ... ... use of force and would blame Obama for not invading Syria and Iraq today like Bush invaded Iraq in 2003,... ... following on the verily likely terrorist downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula—it ... ... attack) and maybe even by others if it turns out ISIS had something to do with it; Yemen could be a ...