Russia
British Think Tank Complains Russia Might Harm al-Qaeda in Syria
by Jason Ditz
A new report from British think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is warning that Russia’s involvement in the Syrian civil...
Russia Returns to the Middle East
Russia Returns to the Middle East
By Israel Shamir
These autumn days are the most important in the Middle East calendar. The Muslims celebrate Eid...
Russia’s False Hopes
by Paul Craig Roberts
Russia so desperately desires to be part of the disreputable and collapsing West that Russia is losing its grip on reality.
Despite...
BRICS: An alternative order in construction
By Thomas Renard
The leaders of the emerging world met last week in Ufa, Russia, on the occasion of the BRICS and SCO summits. This short...
Ukraine: The Truth
by GARY LEUPP
Reuters headline, April 29: “Ukraine sets sights on joining NATO.”
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty headline, April 29: “Far-Right Leader Names Ukrainian Military Adviser.”
Moscow’s official...
Maidan over: The balance of power in Ukraine
While Ukraine’s oligarchic elite aspires to become a ruling class in its own right, it is also the object of an ongoing competition between...