Politics
Russia's "Mission Accomplished" Moment in Syria
But unlike America's in Iraq, Russia actually has accomplished its mission. In what appears to be another carefully planned masterstroke vis-a-vis the US, NATO, and its Persian Gulf allies upon and around the Syrian battlefield, Russia has...
Would Moscow Persuade Damascus to Take Peace Seriously?
Late on March 14, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin summoned Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to the Kremlin in order to announce in front of numerous TV crews that Russia was beginning a partial withdrawal of...
Putin Pulling Troops out on Eve of Geneva Talks
“War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” – George Orwell. The second round of the Geneva Syria talks will go down in history as having been pushed out of the news with Putin’s...