ISIS begins its war against Moscow

Paul Goble of windows-on-eurasia examines the blowback from Putin’s adventure in Syria and says that with ISIS declaring jihad against Russia, Putin will have to fight the jihadist international much closer to home than Syria, something he has not foreseen....

EU, U.S. temporarily lift some sanctions on Belarus

The EU and U.S. have announced they are temporarily lifting some of the sanctions on Belarus, Reuters reports. Brussels and Washington are attempting to lure Minsk and longtime Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko away from the grip of Russia and closer to the...