Tag Archives: US-Russia

China and the US: A Competitive Relationship (2)

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Ali Tuygan

March 20, 2021 No one hoped for a breakthrough at the US-China talks in Anchorage. And only a few might have expected the talks to start with such an exchange of sharp rebukes. After all this was the first high-level … Continue reading →

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Russia-West Tensions over Douma

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

April 12, 2018 During the UN Security Council debate on Syria on April 9, Ambassador Nikki Haley said, “What we are dealing with today is not about a spat between the United States and Russia. This is about the inhumane … Continue reading →

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Signs of Stress in the Anti-Assad Coalition

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Ali Tuygan

3 July 2015 US Defense Secretary Ash Carter and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently told the House Armed Services Committee that: • Assad appears to be weakening and on the defensive, • There are … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Middle East Violence

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Ali Tuygan

29 June 2015 Four years after the killing of Usame bin Laden, Al Qaida, far from being eradicated, has new footholds in the Middle East. Its offshoot IS now controls swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria, extending its reach … Continue reading →

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