Russia Should Go Beyond Humanitarian Corridors in Syria
Syria’s civilians have suffered tremendously through the country’s seven years of conflict. Now, as the Syrian government and its allies...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 8, 2018
Peacekeeping in Ukraine’s Donbas: Opportunities and Risks
By Magdalena Grono and Jonathan Brunson The war in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will soon enter its fifth year. In September 2017,...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 6, 2018
Russia vetoes resolution blaming Iran for arming Yemen's Houthis
Russia has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution based on a UN report condemning Iran for violating an arms embargo by...
Al Jazeera
Feb 27, 2018
Syrian government ground forces attack Ghouta despite Russian truce plan
Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave on Wednesday, seeking to gain...
Reporting by Tom Perry in Beirut and Stephanie
Feb 26, 2018
Syria war: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution
Russia has said there is no agreement on a UN Security Council resolution to bring in a 30-day truce in Syria. Russia's UN ambassador,...
BBC News
Feb 22, 2018
Russia resists Western bid to condemn Iran at U.N. over Yemen Arms
By Michelle Nichols The United Nations Security Council should not condemn Iran in a resolution to renew sanctions on Yemen, Russia’s...
Reuters
Feb 22, 2018
Don't Speak, Memory: How Russia Represses Its Past
Every spring, buses covered in portraits of Joseph Stalin appear on the streets of Russian cities. His face replaces ads for cell phones,...
Foreign Affairs
Feb 14, 2018
Israel, Hizbollah and Iran: Preventing Another War in Syria
What’s new? A new phase in Syria’s war augurs escalation with Israel. As the Assad regime gains the upper hand, Hizbollah probes the...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 7, 2018
How Crimean Tatars Defy Moscow's Pressure
Bakhchisaray, Ukraine - Mumine Saliyeva cannot forget how masked, gun-toting pro-Russian security officers pounded on her door last...
Al Jazeera
Feb 2, 2018
Watch List 2018
Global Overview For Europeans who have chafed at the embrace of U.S. hyper-power, resented being relegated to the part of...
International Crisis Group 1
Jan 31, 2018
Russian website closed after investigating security chief’s assets
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the latest blow to investigative journalism in Russia, the closure of the news website...
Reporters without Borders 1
Jan 26, 2018
The Korean Peninsula Crisis (I): In the Line of Fire and Fury
What’s new? The threat of catastrophic war on the Korean peninsula is graver than at any time in recent history. North Korea’s neighbours...
International Crisis Group 1
Jan 23, 2018
