NATO taunts Russia, Turkey makes hay
ahsanBy M.K. Bhadrakumar The week has ended appropriately with the Russian President Vladimir Putin signing in the Kremlin on Friday the Executive Order on Immortalizing the Memory of Yevgeniy Primakov.…
How Russia is smashing the Turkish game in Syria
By Pepe Escobar So why did Washington take virtually forever to not really acknowledge ISIS/ISIL/Daesh is selling stolen Syrian oil that will eventually find is way to Turkey? Because the…
The real reason for Turkey’s shoot-down of the Russian jet
By Garteh Porter The United States and its NATO allies offered a ritual of NATO unity after Turkish officials presented their case that the shoot-down of a Russian jet occurred…
US forced to cooperate with Russia on Syrian quagmire
The Syrian peace process is clearly in a state of stagnation, yet it has seen a number of dramatic developments involving Russia and the US which could potentially bring about…
Grandmaster Putin beats Uncle Sam at his own game
By Mike Whitney Imagine that you despised your brother-in-law and wanted to kill him. But you didn't have the guts to do it yourself so you hired a hit-man to…
Putin’s plan
The latest meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club (its 12th) took place in Sochi. As always, the participants talked about a wide range of issues in contemporary international life, arguing…
Putins initiative for global peace
By Gen Mirza Aslam Beg Russian military intervention in Syria is a deliberate act, based on years of planning. Putin solved domestic problems; re-juvinated the armed forces; ensured security of…
Iran, Russia disclaim collusion in Syria
By M.K. Bhadrakumar The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated Friday in New York while addressing the America media representatives, “I do not see a coalition between Iran and Russia in…
Russia readies to invade Ukraine this fall
By Diane M. Francis World attention focuses on ISIS and Iran, with its half an atomic weapon. But the biggest geopolitical issue is Vladimir Putin, backed by thousands of nuclear…
The Russian army asserts its superiority in conventional warfare
By Thierry Meyssan Moscow's military intervention in Syria has not simply overturned the fortunes of war and spread panic throughout the ranks of the jihadist groups. It has also shown…
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