by Patricia H. Kushlis | Nov 30, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis The Turkish military’s downing of a Russian SU-24 was no accident but neither was the Kremlin’s overflight of Turkish territory nor its attacks on Turkmen living in regions of Syria close to the Turkish border. Russian violations of Turkish...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Aug 2, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Whoever convinced Vladimir Putin that it would be a cup of afternoon tea by the samovar to send arms and irregulars into Ukraine in the name of “protecting” the greater Russian speaking population and then to hive off the...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Mar 31, 2014 | Monitor
By Jyrki Iivonen, Guest Contributor (Jyrki Iivonen was Director for Public Policy at the Finnish Ministry of Defense from 2002-13 and Minister Counselor at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC from 1996-2000. He was editor-in-chief of Maanpuolustus (National...
