Posts Tagged: Putin
How We Got to Putin’s War — and What We Must Do in Response
With the brazen Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is important to try to understand how this happened and how to respond. This act of war didn’t...
Biden Should Beware of Russia and Qatar
JNS.org - Russia and Qatar are at opposite ends of the European natural-gas supply crisis, sparked by fears of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine....
Ukraine Crisis Could Have an Unexpected Winner: Iran
Iran potentially could emerge as an unintended winner in the escalating crisis over Ukraine. An imposition of tough US and European sanctions in response to any...
Kazakhstan, Like Ukraine, Spotlights the Waning Effect of the Rule of Law
When a Russian-led military force intervened in Kazakhstan, it did more than help Kazakh President Qasym-Johart Toqayev restore and strengthen his grip on power following...
Is Kazakhstan Russia’s Next Ukraine?
With Russian troops massing on Ukraine's borders, it's not only Ukrainians who worry about what President Vladimir Putin may have in store for them. It's...
Journalists Who Took on Putin and Duterte Win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, journalists whose work has angered the rulers of the Philippines and Russia, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday,...
Turkey to Press Russia to Restore Calm in Syria’s Idlib
i24 News – Vladimir Putin is hosting Tayyip Erdogan at Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, where the Turkish leader will press for a return...
US Strikes Deal with Russia to Continue UN Syria Aid Access
The UN Security Council on Friday extended a cross-border aid operation into Syria from Turkey after Russia agreed to a compromise in last-minute talks with...
Putin Continues to Expand His Influence and Challenge the West
After months of tension between Belarus and the West, the forced grounding of a Ryanair plane in Minsk -- an event EU leaders called a...
Amid Israeli and US Victories, Russia and Iran Sign an Intelligence Pact
The Islamic Republic of Iran has an extensive and complex intelligence apparatus. Its two most important intelligence institutions are the Ministry of Intelligence (MOI) and...
Putin, Alexei Navalny and Public Dissent in Russia
Huge protests recently held in Russia over the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny could become a countrywide movement against the ruling political elite. The...
Belarus Needs Peaceful US Engagement
A CIA assessment of Vladimir Putin’s views and policies concluded that he and his Kremlin apparatus clearly favor Donald Trump over Joe Biden in the...
Belarus and Russia’s Fear of Popular Revolutions
For Russia, the crisis in Belarus caused by the August presidential election result is of a geopolitical nature. Moscow might not be openly stating its...
Russia and Iran’s Dangerous Energy Gambit in the Caucasus
After Armenia’s attack on Azerbaijan’s borders on July 12, a flurry of speculative articles appeared that contained obvious disinformation intended to portray what had happened...
