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 | Nov 9, 2015 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis Didn’t Vladimir Putin turn 63 on October 7? And didn’t the Russian military provide him with a spectacular birthday present – the launch of 26 cruise missiles from the country’s flotilla in the landlocked Caspian Sea that very same day? It was...
by Anil Powers | Sep 17, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Chile Quake Triggers Mass Evacuation and Tsunami Alert BBC One million people had to leave their homes in Chile after a powerful quake hit the country’s central region. Refugee Crisis: Hungary Uses Tear Gas, Water Cannons on Migrants at...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jul 20, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads U.S., Cuba Quietly Open Historic New Chapter in Post-Cold War Ties Matt Spetalnick / Reuters The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations on Monday, formally restoring diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jun 29, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Greece’s Debt Crisis Sends Stocks Falling around Globe David Jolly, Keith Bradsher / New York Times Global markets shuddered on Monday after Greece closed its banks amid fears that the country was headed toward default. Stocks slumped modestly at the...
