A look at international relations from a Russian viewpoint

... Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant), the war in Syria and Iraq, the migrant crisis, slow growth. But these are issues civilised nations are capable... ... the Kremlin. From partners to rivals During his first two terms, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country is a European nation, characterised by European... ... enemies, or vice versa. The Turkish trap With this background, we can better understand Turkey’s warming relations with Russia. Turkey is not the West. It’s not...