From Russia, with concerns.
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Like it or not, Russia is mired in Syria with no obvious exit strategy.
Venezuelans have faced food and medicine shortages since late 2015. Now power outages have cut off water supplies, too.
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As rival factions vie for control over Venezuela, many of the country’s 31 million people are suffering prolonged power outages, food and water shortages, and limited access to medicine.
Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzea.
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By standing in the way of the UN, Russia has chosen a shameful path.
Money, money, money.
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What looks from the outside like a domestic currency crash is in fact something far more dangerous.
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US intelligence assessments have concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to some degree. Trump prefers the Russian version of events.
Well played.
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Vladimir Putin is a masterful politician. The US president he’s dealing with is not.
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From awkwardness and confusion to rancour, Trump certainly left his mark on the 2018 NATO summit.
Ukrainian protesters with the European Union flag in Maidan Square, Kiev, 2014.
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After a century of debate, Europe still hasn’t figured out how to deal with its giant of a neighbour.
What’s there to smile about? Babchenko at his press conference resurrection.
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A stunning feat of security service showmanship speaks volumes about Ukraine’s abject state of decay.
The Russian bear still stalks the world.
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Vladimir Putin’s Russia is as much an imperial power as its Soviet and Tsarist predecessors were.
Russian nationalists are winning the battle to influence Putin.
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Russian politics depends on a competition between different power networks. And hardline nationalists are winning at the expense of reformers.
An Israeli F-16 pilot prepares for a drill.
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Years of mediation by Russia have helped keep a direct Israeli-Iranian conflict off the agenda. But things have changed.
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To understand how a new world war might play out, it’s important to remember just how powerful the US really is.
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Guns for hire are back in business – and they’re making war even more dangerous.
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April 14, 2018
Scott Lucas , University of Birmingham ; Alpaslan Ozerdem , Coventry University ; Balsam Mustafa , University of Birmingham ; Beverley Milton-Edwards , Queen's University Belfast ; Cengiz Gunes , The Open University ; Edward Wastnidge , The Open University ; Moritz Pieper , University of Salford ; Natasha Lindstaedt , University of Essex , and Simon J Smith , Staffordshire University
The Syrian conflict is a war of many sides. Here’s a rundown of the key players.
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Re-elected for a fourth term, Putin is not on the best terms with the rest of the world. But does he actually care?
Syria is a battlefield for outsiders.
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Even if Syria’s armed conflict is somehow resolved, new proxy conflicts between regional actors are emerging on the country’s soil.
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Four peace agreements have been struck to try and keep Ukraine on an even keel, but none of them has resolved the conflict’s fundamental problems.
Putin visits Assad in December 2017.
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Putin has pulled his troops out of Syria before, only to put them back.
A Russian plane delivers 10,000 AK-47 rifles to the Afghan National Security Forces.
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Russia is pursuing influence in Central Asia and competing with the US. Afghanistan offers it a chance to do both.