Posts Tagged: russia
What Will Saudi-Russian Relations Mean for the US and the West?
Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two petroleum superpowers, were not on good terms for much of the Cold War -- an ironic state of affairs, since Soviet...
The Russia-Iran Axis: The Nuclear Dimension
Part I of this analysis of the Russian-Iranian existential threat to Israel, which can be viewed here, focused on the conventional military dimension of the threat posed by Russia's...
Wake-Up Call: The Russia-Iran Axis Is an Existential Threat to Israel’s Security
Iranian forces and Iran-supported militias are expanding in Syria, and are approaching the Israeli border. This is happening with the full support and facilitation of...
Will Putin’s Next Presidential Term Be Different?
For the past several years, Vladimir Putin’s government has been facing major challenges both at home and abroad. In terms of foreign policy, Russia has experienced...
US Leadership Vacuum Being Filled by Russia, Iran and Other Nefarious Actors
Russia’s military involvement in Syria, in cooperation with Islamic Iran and an Islamizing Turkey, is creating a new regional dynamic that is likely to shift...
‘Conflict Management’: The Collapse of a Concept
"…to remain at peace when you should be going to war may be often very dangerous." -- Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War, 431 BCE. ... This...
Netanyahu to Putin: Iran Seeks to ‘Annihilate Israel,’ Control Syria and the Region
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss, in part, how Iran’s “accelerated” presence in Syria threatens...
Netanyahu and Putin to Hold Syria Talks, Amid Iranian Threat
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in the Russian resort city of Sochi to discuss the situation in...
America’s History of Interfering With Israeli Democracy
With all of the talk about purported Russian interference in America’s elections, it is worthwhile to note that the US has a long-standing history of...
Kissinger Warns: ‘Iranian Radical Empire’ Could Emerge in a Post-ISIS Middle East
The downfall of ISIS could be a boon for Iran, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger cautioned in an article published by CapX this...
Russia’s Terrorist Double Game
In April, a Muslim Russian national from Kyrgyzstan detonated an explosive device in St. Petersburg's subway system, killing 14 people and injuring many others. The...
Reports: China Deploys 150,000 Troops on North Korea Border
The benchmark averages have surrendered earlier gains on news that China has deployed 150,000 troops to the North Korean border, and the U.S. is considering...
Russia Freezes Military Coordination With US in Syria
Russia reacted to US military strikes on its ally Syria Friday by cutting a hotline intended to prevent midair incidents, a response that demonstrates Moscow's...
Trump Mounts Campaign Against Leakers; Obama Officials Suspected
One former senior intelligence official told Fox News he suspects ex-intelligence and other security officials, including former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of...
