Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue
....S. military downed a Syrian aircraft that was purportedly threatening U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Force militias, which Washington says were fighting the Islamic State... ... could help lead to the eventual resolution of a number of disputes. Ilya Kravchenko: USA and NATO: Who Needs Who? Geostrategic Concerns At the roots of the crisis is the... ... Ukraine? Is a new format for the Minsk talks needed? Should the U.S., and possibly Turkey, join the Minsk talks along with Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany? Would a peacekeeping mission under OSCE auspices prove acceptable if Kiev, Moscow and the eastern Ukrainian autonomists...