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War in Syria: Time for America to Get Tough on Russia

The National Interest October 15, 2015 By Ariel Cohen Last week, Russia hit Syria with 26 Kalibr cruise missiles fired from its warships in the Caspian Sea. The strikes mirrored the U.S. Tomahawk missile strikes against Iraq and Afghanistan of the past decade. This is the first time Russia is using military force outside the

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«Проекции силы»: кто выиграет в Сирии

Forbes Russia September 17, 2015 By Ariel Cohen Главным источником беспокойства США остается отсутствие информации о целях России на Ближнем Востоке За что боролись, на то и напоролись. Уж очень хотел президент Барак Обама освободить Иран из «клетки» санкций и освободил. Теперь российско-иранское сотрудничество по проблеме Сирии начинает нервировать Вашингтон. Россия говорит о сотрудничестве против

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Russia from Ukraine to Syria: Helping the Cat Down the Tree

The Atlantic Council September 8, 2015 By Ariel Cohen Russia’s military involvement in Syria and Ukraine obligates the United States and its European allies to bring the Kremlin back to Earth and recognize that such adventures cannot be sustained indefinitely. Russia simply does not have the money and human resources to do so in view

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Why Russia keeps pumping crude even as oil prices plummet

The Christian Science Monitor September 8, 2015 By Cristina Maza, Staff writer Russia – despite serious economic headwinds, and Western energy sanctions – is scrambling make sure it retains its status as a global leader in oil and gas. The persistent collapse of oil prices has been chalked up to a game of chicken between

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Expert tells ‘Post’: Moscow “has definitely raised the quality of equipment it is sending” to Syria.

The Jerusalem Post September 7, 2015 By Ariel Ben Solomon Russia’s recent military buildup in Syria has sparked concern in Western capitals as Vladimir Putin again appears to be shrewdly calculating that the West will not significantly counter his moves. The Russian president’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region last year was not strongly resisted by

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Iran Nuclear Agreement – C-SPAN

http://www.c-span.org/video/?327950-1/discussion-iran-nuclear-deal C-SPAN September 4, 2015 Panelists talked about the strengths and weaknesses of the Iran nuclear agreement.   As Congress prepares for a crucial vote on the Iran deal in September, our panel of distinguished experts looked beyond partisan lines to present a wide range of views on the national-security stakes involved for the United States, Israel,

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No more Montenegrin pork? Russia adds 4 countries to list of import bans.

The Christian Science Monitor August 13, 2015 By Cristina Maza, Staff writer The ban includes meat, fish, dairy products, fruit, and vegetables. While some analysts have suggested that the economic consequences could be dire, others have scoffed that it’s purely political. Russia has added Albania, Montenegro, Liechtenstein and Iceland to a list of countries from

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