The opportunities of uncertainty: the politics of Saudi succession
The rise of Mohammad bin Salman raises the question of Saudi Arabia’s future relationships with the US and Russia.
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Prospects for peace in Syria: Can Trump help?
According to Robert Ford, former US Ambassador to Syria, there is “not much” the United States can do to shape the outcome of the conflict.
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Russian ambassador’s assassination: A diplomatic disaster for Turkey?
Russia’s ambassador to Turkey has been killed at an event in Ankara, by a man chanting Islamist slogans and the words, “Don’t forget Aleppo!”
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Little Green Boots on the Ground: Russia in Syria
Chapter 1: Why are Russian troops in Syria? Putin has always been in Syria’s civil war. Long before Bashar
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