Will Military Tension Defuse between Turkey and Russia?
By Rakesh Raman Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that Turkey and Russia are equally important to each other. This is the first significant attempt by Erdoğan to reach…
Russia and France Join Forces to Combat Terrorism
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Thursday in the Kremlin with President of the French Republic Francois Hollande, who is in Russia on a working visit. Besides exchanging views on bilateral…
Russia Warns Its Citizens of Dangers in Turkey
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the Russian Foreign Ministry is right to warn the country’s citizens about the dangers in Turkey. “We don’t have much choice. After such a…
NATO Supports Turkey for Shooting Down Russian Warplane
By Rakesh Raman “As we have repeatedly made clear, we stand in solidarity with Turkey and support the territorial integrity of our NATO Ally, Turkey,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg…
Turkey Shoots Down Russian Aircraft Near Syria
By Rakesh Raman Russian President Vladimir Putin was quick to react Tuesday accusing Turkey which shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border of Syria. Putin called the Turkish…
How to Break Israeli-Palestinian Impasse
Nearly 12 months after the launch of the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with the aim of generating global engagement on ‘the Question of Palestine,’ security and…