Russia And Turkey: Teetering On The Brink
(Source: BBC News) The Russian state-run propaganda machine is currently fanning anti-Turkish vitriol full-time. Economic ties between Russia and Turkey are being effectively severed, while military...
View ArticleU.S. officials express growing confidence bomb downed Russian plane
(CNN)The U.S. appears to be increasingly confident that a terrorist bomb brought down the Russian passenger jet that broke apart over Egypt. The growing belief was indicated by several senior U.S....
View ArticleRussian buildup in Syria no threat to Israel, Putin tells Netanyahu
Russian President Vladimir Putin tried Monday to calm Israeli fears that the Kremlin's military buildup in Syria could expose Israel to more hostility, assuring visiting Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleAnger in Russian media at Britain stopping Sharm el-Sheikh flights
Scepticism greets UK assertion that bomb may have been on jet that came down in Egypt, as experts say proof of terrorism could affect Russia’s Syria campaign...
View ArticleRussia deploys antiaircraft missiles in Syria to protect its warplanes
Russia has deployed antiaircraft missiles in Syria to protect its warplanes carrying out airstrikes against militants, the head of the Russian air force disclosed Thursday. The missiles were dispatched...
View ArticlePutin jockeying for deal with US on Syria
MOSCOW — Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter the conflict. President Vladimir Putin has been coy on the...
View ArticleRussia Is Still Limited In What It Can Achieve In Syria
The Russian air bombing campaign in Syria began on September 30, with about 20 sorties a day. The bombing drastically increased on October 8, to over 60 sorties and reached 88 on October 13. The...
View ArticleRussia-US Dialogue Elevated, But Ukraine Tensions Remain
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— Political analysts agree the four-hour meeting this week between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a step up in contact between the two...
View ArticleRussia’s Playing A Double Game With Islamic Terror
Even as America touts its counterterrorism partnerships with Russia, evidence points to the FSB directly feeding Dagestanis to ISIS. It is an article of faith among the many critics of the current...
View ArticleRussia Is Sending Jihadis to Join ISIS
Even as Washington touts its counterterrorism partnerships with Moscow, evidence points to Putin's intelligence service practically helping the Islamic State. It is an article of faith among the many...
View ArticleInsider Threat to Airport Security Isn't Just Egypt's Problem In the magazine
At 5:50 on the morning of October 31, 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 received takeoff clearance from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, the travel hub for Egypt’s best-known Red Sea tourist...
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