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Turkey and Russia: Days of Future Past?
Turkish-Russian relations, which could be described as hostile during the 1990s, have steadily improved after March 2003 as a result of disappearance of divisive issues such as Chechnya and the Kurds, convergence of Russia’s and Turkey’s stance on Iran, Syria and other states in the Middle East and North Africa before the Arab Spring,...
Paris Climate Talks Must Address ‘A Total System Stressor’
Above, watch Rachel Kyte, the World Bank Group’s special envoy for climate change, and Larry Brilliant, chairman of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, give their thoughts on practical steps to battle climate change, and how people can get involved. This article originally appeared on the Aspen Ideas Festival website. With growing urgency and a...
The Response to Disruptive Forces Must Be Strong Leadership
This post was co-authored with Samuel Rachlin. The race to cash in on the peace dividend after the collapse of communism has rendered us in the “democratic, free and liberal” west unprepared for the threats of the 21st century. There was no contingency planning for the breakdown of the world order, for the resurrection of the...
Russia’s Terror, War Victims Aren’t Leading Headlines Back Home
Every week, we bring you one overlooked aspect of the stories that made news in recent days. Did you notice the media forgot all about another story’s basic facts? Tweet @TheWorldPost or let us know on our Facebook page.A Russian passenger jet exploded in midair over Egypt’s Sinai peninsula almost one month ago, plunging 224 people on...
Turkey Returns Pilot’s Body From Russian Jet It Shot Down
ANKARA/MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Turkey recovered the body of a Russian pilot from northern Syria and presented it to Russian diplomats on Sunday, five days after shooting down his warplane in an incident that wrecked relations between two of the main powers involved in Syria’s war.A coffin carrying Oleg Peshkov arrived by ambulance...
This Week in World War I, November 28-December 5, 1915
The Balkan Front British troops on the Salonika front, 1916 The Balkan Front was a 900-mile front that stretched from the Isonzo River valley in northeast Italy to the Romanian Black Sea coast. The front consisted of a series of largely separate campaigns. It began with the Serbian Campaign, first between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, and then a...
November 29: A Significant Date in Arab-Israeli History
November 29 is a noteworthy date for all those interested in Israel and the Middle East. Sixty-eight years ago, following the recommendation of a decisive majority of the 11-member United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, the UN General Assembly met to consider Resolution 181. The measure called for the creation of independent Arab and...
Turkey and Russia: Erdogan’s and Putin’s Dangerous Gambit
Russian SU-24 jet disintegrates in midair after being struck by a Sidewinder missile from a Turkish F-16 fighter. Photo courtesy Iran Press TV On November 24, 2015, A Turkish F-16 fighter used a sidewinder air to air missile to shoot down a Russian SU-24 fighter bomber for straying into Turkish airspace over Hatay province. The pilot, Lt. Col....
Russia Seeks Economic Revenge Against Turkey Over Jet
By Humeyra Pamuk and Vladimir SoldatkinISTANBUL/MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as “emotional” and “unfitting.”In an escalating...
Russian PM Pushes For Sanctions Against Turkey
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as “emotional” and “unfitting.”In an escalating war of words, President Tayyip Erdogan...
