Alastair Crooke, Conflicts Forum, 31 March 2016 “The Americans did not act on what they promised in the nuclear accord (the JCPOA); they did not

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Alastair Crooke, Valdai Discussion Club, 30 March 2016 Lessons learned from Russia’s experience in Ukraine are being applied to Syria – including the importance of

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Alastair Crooke, The World Post/ Huffington Post, 17 march 2016 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alastair-crooke/russia-withdraw-syria_b_9487262.html BEIRUT — Russian President Vladimir Putin caught nearly everyone by surprise with his Syria

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Conflicts Forum Weekly Comment, 11 March 2016 In a certain sense, geopolitics seems to have become pulled directly into the crucible of the Middle East.

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Alastair Crooke, Valdai Discussion Club, 29 Feb 2016 http://valdaiclub.com/news/military-progress-in-syria-and-its-wider-political-consequences-reality-and-the-price-of-prejudice/ President Obama is cornered: He faces a decision that, whatever course he opts to pursue, he

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Conflicts Forum Weekly Comment, 12 February 2016 At the outset of this year, we suggested that an economic era somehow was drawing to a close

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Alastair Crooke, The World Post/Huffington Post, 8 February 2016 BEIRUT — Late in the night on Feb. 2, the news hit: “all communication and supply

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Conflicts Forum Weekly Comment, 29 January 2016 The Week, an American political magazine, recently asked the question: “Imagine giving this advice to a Republican presidential candidate:

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Conflicts Forum Weekly Comment, 22 January 2016 First of all, it (the oil rout) is worse than generally supposed: Source: Zerohegde  Adjusted for inflation, Saudi Arab

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