Soviet Union
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
US, France, Germany join UK in blaming Russia for spy attack
World
March 16, 2018
US, France, Germany join UK in blaming Russia for spy attack
The United States, France and Germany joined Britain on Thursday in condemning Russia for the nerve-agent poisoning of a former…
UK readies response to Russia after spy deadline passes
World
March 14, 2018
UK readies response to Russia after spy deadline passes
Britain’s prime minister was chairing a meeting of the country’s national security council Wednesday after Moscow ignored a midnight deadline…
Backed by Putin, Russian military pushes into foreign policy
World
December 13, 2017
Backed by Putin, Russian military pushes into foreign policy
From Damascus to Doha, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been showing up in unexpected places, a sign of the…
Barely guarded Afghan border puts ex-Soviet Tajikistan in peril
Middle East
April 21, 2016
Barely guarded Afghan border puts ex-Soviet Tajikistan in peril
The three Tajik construction workers were quietly mending a road near the Panj River last month when they stumbled on…
Stalin’s moustache and the military’s wheel of production
Opinion
March 29, 2012
Stalin’s moustache and the military’s wheel of production
Sixty years ago, when military elites, namely the Free Officers, ruled Egypt, they learned several amazing tricks from the former…