Section: Foreign Policy (USA)
Situation Report: Ash Carter opens up on Turkey and Russia; Pentagon drops new Pacific strategy; American suicide bomber strikes in Iraq; Ukraine stays hot; and lots more
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Nobody’s business but the Turks. Turkey may have opened up its airfields to U.S. F-16 fighter planes and drones, but the NATO ally still needs to “do more” in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters on Thursday. In one of the … …read more...
Situation Report: Attacks on Egyptian, Turkish security forces; Russian ship towed home; North and South Korea trade fire; Kiev warns pro-Russian rebels; Army family angry at treatment; and lots more
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Violence flares. Wednesday was a bloody day for two key U.S. allies, as Turkey and Egypt were each forced to deal with a series of domestic attacks on their security forces. In Cairo, a large car bomb exploded early Thursday morning close to a national security building, ripping the … …read more...
Russia’s Putin Is Once Again Spending His Summer Riding Submarines
The Russian leader is in Crimea promoting tourism. …read more Source: Foreign...
After Bloody Weekend, Ukraine Cease-Fire Thrown Into Fresh Doubt
Full-scale fighting could once again return to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Foreign...
Situation Report: Taliban off limits; Patriot missiles coming home; more drones coming soon to a battlefield near you; fighting picks up in Ukraine; Iraqi blame game; and lots more
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Let the dominoes fall. Launching strikes against Taliban targets has become all but off-limits for the handful of American special operators still working in Afghanistan, FP’s Sean Naylor reports, though commanders have recently added the Islamic State to their shrinking hit list. The number of missions...
Surprise! Ukraine Loves NATO
Once hostile, then skeptical, Ukrainians are now ready to embrace the western military alliance. …read more Source: Foreign...
Vladimir Putin’s Good-Cop, Bad-Cop Act
Russia’s leader wins President Obama’s praise for his role in the Iran nuclear deal. But ongoing disputes from Syria to Ukraine raise doubts about the prospects for truly friendly relations. …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukraine Tells Depardieu to Get Lost
Earlier today, the Ukrainian authorities banned French film star Gérard Depardieu from entering the country for five years. A government spokeswoman confirmed that he’s been placed on an official blacklist of public figures deemed hostile to Ukrainian sovereignty. The decision didn’t come as a complete surprise. Depardieu has been...
Vote-Buying Cheapens Ukraine’s New Democracy
Ukraine’s politicians know their voters are poor — and they’re not above exploiting that fact. …read more Source: Foreign...
Amid Decisive Talks With Creditors, Ukraine Tries to Secure Its Economic Future
To bring in investment, Kiev is opening up its state-owned companies to investors as part of a privatization push. But the investment pitch risks falling on deaf ears. …read more Source: Foreign...
