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ISIS: Turning the Corner or Turning Around?

... from there. For instance, the latest advancements in the fight against ISIS have come after the western air strikes were allegedly intensified. The reason for said intensification, though, was essentially as a reaction after the involvement of the Russians, who started their own air campaign on Syrian territories. There is no denying, indeed, that air attacks from western forces in the period preceding the Russian intervention were either scarce, or often directed in Syria against Syrian elements ...

28.11.2016

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North Caucasus — a Wall Against or a Bridge for IS?

... — is not distorted, undermined, or reversed, by new destabilizing transnational links, actualized by the Syria-Iraq context and especially by the IS phenomenon. While, for a time, foreign radical Islamist influences appeared to be in decline in Russia, violent jihadism may be making a comeback due in part to the presence of some fighters from Russia and other post-parts of post-Soviet Eurasia in radical Islamist groups in the Syria-Iraq theater, including IS — although they are a minority compared to,...

03.07.2015

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)