Global Geo-political Series: Tillerson-Russia meeting – post meeting conference: Rex Tillerson
Apr 13, 2017 11:55 am UTC| Commentary
In the previous three articles, we shared and reviewed the opening remarks from the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and it was clear from the opening remarks that this...
Global Geo-political Series: Tillerson Russia meeting – post meeting conference: Sergei Lavrov
Apr 13, 2017 10:46 am UTC| Commentary
In the previous two articles, we shared and reviewed the opening remarks from the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and it was clear from the opening remarks that this...
Global Geo-political Series: Tillerson-Russia meeting – pre meeting conference: Rex Tillerson
Apr 13, 2017 07:34 am UTC| Commentary
Yesterday, the US secretary of state Rex Tillerson concluded a very crucial meeting with Russia, which probably was the toughest of meetings in his career. The meeting came amid heightened tensions between the two global...
Global Geo-political Series: Tillerson Russia meeting – pre meeting conference: Sergei Lavrov
Apr 13, 2017 07:11 am UTC| Commentary
Yesterday, the US secretary of state Rex Tillerson concluded a very crucial meeting with Russia, which probably was the toughest of meetings in his career. The meeting came amid heightened tensions between the two global...
In the wake of Syrian missile strike, a look inside Russia's alternate media reality
Apr 12, 2017 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views
On April 11 the White House released an intelligence report accusing Russia of trying to cover up the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad through a global disinformation campaign replete with false...
Is Trump's strike in Syria changing international law?
Apr 12, 2017 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The US airstrike against a Syrian air force base on April 7 was the first action of the new Donald Trumps administration to attract widespread support, garnering positive responses even from critics. From a legal...
By insisting Assad must go, the West has prolonged the Syrian conflict
Apr 12, 2017 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Donald Trump has at last been won over to the consensus that grips the Washington foreign policy establishment: Bashar al-Assad must go. Sounds good, doesnt it? As far as morality and international law are concerned, of...
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