Rooted deeply in the past, the Russophobia trend has been used by Western elites to pressure Russia into following their dictates, Canadian academic Michael Jabara Carley told Sputnik, adding that in 1917 the Bolsheviks became in fact the true defenders of Russia’s sovereignty and independence. In fact Western …
Read More »Russia Forms Alliances With Key Regional Players Amid Air Campaign in Syria
In the short time since Russia started its military campaign in Syria, it has managed to form an alliance with the most important players in the region. After nearly a month of conducting daily airstrikes, Russia is beginning to reveal its political and strategic intent in Syria. Russia is playing a …
Read More »Only external force could have broken apart crashed Russian airliner – owner
The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, must have been damaged by a force in flight and couldn’t have just broken apart, the airline of the ill-fated Airbus A321 said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has urged an end to speculation until the investigation is complete. “It …
Read More »Germany’s New Role in Europe: From Taskmaster to Petitioner
Until last summer, nothing could be done in Europe without Germany’s consent. The whole eurozone had to embark on a policy of austerity, reforms were imposed and at the height of the last Greek drama, Wolfgang Schäuble, the German finance minister, could even propose a Grexit. Being the …
Read More »Vladimir Putin and the Patterns of “Global Power”
By Adeyinka Makinde Much has been reported and analysed about recent developments pertaining first to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 28th 2015 and shortly following that, the direct military action carried out by the Russian armed forces in relation to …
Read More »Success in Selling Nuclear Energy Increases Russia’s Political Influence
Russia’s success in the promotion of its nuclear energy technologies helps to expand Moscow’s role in strategically important regions of the world, which is a great geopolitical benefit for the Kremlin, Ian Armstrong, an expert in nuclear-powered energy, wrote for Global Risk Insights. The increase of Russian-made nuclear power …
Read More »Top 5 Most Advanced Aircraft Involved in Aerial Operations Over Syria
Despite the fact that most of the sorties in both the Russian and US anti-ISIL campaigns in Syria have been conducted on tried and true aircraft, the war has seen the combat debut of some of the most advanced warplanes from around the world. Three new fighter types …
Read More »Russian Bombers Hit 237 ISIL, Nusra Front Targets in Syria in 2 Days
Russian bombers have carried out 131 sorties and destroyed 237 ISIL and Nusra Front targets in Syria’s provinces of Hama, Latakia, Homs, Damascus, Aleppo and Raqqa over the past 48 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. A Russian Su-25 fighter jet carried out an airstrike on an ISIL stronghold …
Read More »Boots on the Ground: What Are Real Objectives of US Special Ops in Syria?
Ekaterina Blinova There is a real danger that US Special Forces deployed in Syria and embedded with the new Arab-Kurdish force will coordinate the tactics and strategy of the terrorists (also known as “moderate rebels”) on the ground, US geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser told Sputnik. The US war …
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