Turkey and Russia have a centuries-long history, comprised of periods of conflict, cooperation and everything in between. Relations hit rock bottom after Turkey shot down a Russian jet over the Turkish-Syrian border in November 2015. It resulted in Moscow imposing sanctions on Turkey, efforts to shut Turkey out of the Syria conflict theatre and carrying […]
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On 8 June the former FBI director James B. Comey will testify publicly in the Senate about his conversations with President Trump. Fired FBI director James Comey plans to testify publicly in the Senate about his conversations with President Trump and whether there were improper contacts between one of Trump’s top advisers and Russian officials. […]
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No single day is passing by without Russia making the headlines for interfering into the domestic affairs of other states: hacking elections, links with the Trump campaign, cyber attacks, airstrikes in Syria, financing radical right parties … For a researcher these daily reports are no doubt a source of frustration: there is fairly little conclusive […]
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Let us for a minute put aside our opinions about the current regime in Moscow and the foreign policy of today’s Russia. This is not to say that they are unimportant. Recent protests in several Russian cities have shown how much the regime matters and Russia’s military role in Syria has demonstrated the impact of […]
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