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SyriaSource

Feb 16, 2016

Words without End

By Frederic C. Hof

On February 15 the Department of State issued the following statement in response to some particularly brutal air strikes in Syria by Russia and its client regime:

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UkraineAlert

Feb 16, 2016

A Way Out of the Crisis

By Sergii Leshchenko

In the village of Glebovka, on a road leading to the old hunting grounds of ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, there is a small enclave of villas. Here, in the deep forest by the shores of the Kyiv water reservoir, sits a guest house that belongs to former Rada Deputy Mykola Martynenko, where confidential meetings between […]

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UkraineAlert

Feb 15, 2016

Kissinger’s Vapid Vision Thing

By Alexander J. Motyl

For more evidence of how badly Russian President Vladimir Putin has damaged the international order, take a look at former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s recently articulated “vision for US-Russia relations.” It consists of large swaths of boilerplate language and several disingenuous arguments demonstrating that the architect of détente has no idea how to […]

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UkraineAlert

Feb 15, 2016

Who Should Pay for the Restoration of the Donbas?

By Anders Åslund

It appears a real possibility that the Donbas will be reunified with the rest of Ukraine this year: its occupation simply costs the Kremlin too much. Its Novorossiya project has failed, and the Donbas on its own has no appeal to the Russian people. And Russia cannot get rid of the current suffocating financial sanctions […]

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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipil, June 8, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 12, 2016

Sweden and Finland: Common Destiny or Common Diversity?

By Tomas Bertelman

More than a year ago, I presented a study commissioned by the Swedish Minister of Defense, which pointed to the growing contradictions in current Swedish security policy.

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SyriaSource

Feb 12, 2016

Words on Paper

By Frederic C. Hof

The agreement reached in Munich by the International Syria Support Group is potentially positive in two key respects: it could mitigate a humanitarian abomination by lifting sieges affecting about a million Syrian civilians; and it could pave the way for a meaningful ceasefire by mandating—within a week—a general “cessation of hostilities.” Still, Secretary of State […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2016

A Mosquito Adds to Brazilian President’s Woes

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Zika epidemic seen as one of a ‘litany of problems’ on President Dilma Rousseff’s lap There is never a good time for an epidemic, but Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will agree that the outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika in her country could not have come at a worse time. Rousseff, who is facing impeachment charges, has […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2016

Report Finds More than a Million Civilians Under Siege in Syria

By Mitch Hulse

More than a million civilians are currently suffering under siege from both pro-government and rebel-allied forces across Syria, according to a new report from PAX and the Syria Institute. Last month, the international community was shocked to learn about Madaya—a besieged Syrian town where up to 300,000 civilians have been essentially cut off from the […]

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SyriaSource

Feb 12, 2016

Top News: February,12 2016

By SyriaSource

Major powers agree to plan for cessation of hostilities in SyriaSyria task force hopes for humanitarian accessCarter says UAE will put special forces in SyriaTurkey says 100,000 refugees in border camps inside SyriaTurkish Prime Minister Davutoglu signals Turkish action after fall of Aleppo corridor

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MENASource

Feb 12, 2016

Top News: Major powers agree to plan for cessation of hostilities in Syria

By MENASource

Diplomats agreed to work toward a temporary “cessation of hostilities” within a week, although efforts to secure a lasting ceasefire fell short. The deal appeared to be the result of a compromise between the United States, which wanted an immediate ceasefire, and Russia, which had proposed a March 1 start date.

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