by CBBSS | Jun 30, 2021 | Regional News
Putin signed a decree extending Russia’s ban on western food imports until the end of 2017, The Moscow Times reports. Read original...
by CBBSS | Jun 30, 2021 | International News and Analysis
Following the latest Istanbul terror attack, the New York Times publishes a piece explaining that for multiple years Ankara let Islamic State jihadists travel back and forth through Turkey, at least in part because Ankara wanted IS to fight Assad and the Syrian Kurds....
by CBBSS | Jun 29, 2021 | Regional News
Putin and Erdogan spoke on the phone for the first time since Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet over the Syrian border last November. The Russian and Turkish leaders have agreed to meet in person and mend ties, the BBC reports. Wednesday’s phone call...
by CBBSS | Jun 29, 2021 | International News and Analysis
CNN publishes a primer on Turkey’s main enemies, which are frequently carrying out terror attacks in Turkey. The article notes that Ankara helped empower the Islamic State by, for years, letting jihadists move back and forth between Turkey and Syria. Also,...
by CBBSS | Jun 29, 2021 | International News and Analysis
Even though Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic’s Progressive Party won 131 of the 250 seats in Serbia’s parliament during elections held in April, Vucic has still yet to form a government. A Balkan Insight piece explores a variety of possible reasons for the...