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The “hot” phase of the Ukraine conflict may have passed, but Moscow and Kiev are hardly warming to each other.
The past year hasn’t worked out so well for Russia – and the Kremlin’s ability to weather the storms ahead is looking shaky.
These two powers have lurched between friendship and war for centuries.
In the wake of Paris and the Russian jet incident, Europe is facing the mother of all challenges over security and refugees. Where does it go from here?
The downing of Russia’s plane by Turkish military forces over the skies of the Syrian-Turkish border has added yet another layer of complexity to the vortex of conflict in the Middle East. Most of the…
Vladimir Putin has been proved right again as Western priorities shift from removing Assad to destroying Islamic State.
30 years ago, Reagan and Gorbachev ushered in a new era of cordial relations. It’s time to recapture that spirit.
The Paris atrocities came just as Assad’s military position was improving. Can the dictator harness international fury at Islamic State to strengthen his position in Syria?
Moscow’s mixed messages on the future of the Syrian president is fuelling speculation that it might be preparing to desert its long-term ally.
Laden with animals, conspiracy theories and apocalyptic visions, Muhammad Fanatil al-Hajaya’s poetry reflects how many Arabs – urban and rural, rich and poor – view the world.
With Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US all at the table, Russia’s benighted Syria plan may at last have a chance of success.
Last week’s release of the Dutch Safety Board’s final report on the downing of MH17 held no surprises. While this essentially technical report had no brief to cast blame for the tragedy, no-one familiar…
Russia has different goals in Syria than the US and its allies. As ISIS weakens, that will become more apparent.
To his home audience, Vladimir Putin’s strategy in Syria appears to be sound.
Despite a fierce exchange of rhetoric over Russia’s airstrikes in Syria, it makes sense for Moscow and Washington to coordinate their military intervention.
Why has Vladimir Putin stepped up his Syrian game so radically – and is it really all as sudden as it seems?
The West has condemned Moscow’s ongoing support for Bashar al-Assad. But perhaps it is the least-worst option.
While the case of Lyudmila Savchuk might have highlighted a major push by the Kremlin to control online opinion, the reality on the ground does not look good for Putin.
The economic viability of extracting oil from the frozen north might be doubtful, but the geopolitical significance could be massive.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
