A Global Popularity Contest
Is Russia making a global comeback in spite of Western sanctions and political pressure from the United States and Europe? On the surface, it certainly seems like it.
Want these sent to your inbox?
Subscribe
Publications
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 359
China offers to mediate Afghan peace talks;
Musharraf: ISI worked with Taliban;
Sri Lanka to go ahead with China port deal;
Reps. Royce, Engel urge tougher measures on Pakistan;
Sirisena visits India, signs nuclear deal
Russia Reform Monitor: No. 1958
A shrinking budget for Russia's media blitz;
Pentagon report: Putin has Aspberger's
Ukraine: The West Has Promises To Keep
At a summit meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on February 12, Russia and Ukraine agreed anew to a cessation of hostilities in the year-old conflict between them. On hearing the news, Washington and other Western capitals let out a collective sigh of relief. But there was good reason from the start to be skeptical that the ceasefire would hold.
Eurasia Security Watch: No. 332
Opportunity for peace in Yemen;
Egypt audio recordngs put Sisi in hot water;
UAE to resume airstrikes against ISIS;
Syria rejects foreign ground troops;
Libyan government offensive in Benghazi