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Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue

... revolving around NATO and European Union enlargement, Russian actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, as well as the nature of the conventional and nuclear arms race that has been... ... lack of coordination that has been further antagonizing relations. First, NATO-member Turkey shot down a Russian aircraft in November 2015 — an action that tested the... ... and Europeans deal with the conflict between Turkey, Syria and the Kurds, and between Iraq and the Kurds, given Turkish, Syrian, and Iraqi option to the possibility that...

28.06.2017

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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... ... to focus on Eurasia. In 2014, Russia embarked on a power struggle with the West over Ukraine. This is bad news for dealing with threats such as terrorism, which need the... ... 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...

04.10.2016

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)