Dec 09 How will Assad’s downfall affect Russia and Putin? By Associated Press The Kremlin’s failure to prevent Assad’s swift downfall has exposed limits of Russia’s power and dented its international clout at a pivotal stage of its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 09 Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security in effort to end war in Ukraine By Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he's open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:36 Romania election results thrown out after Russian interference claims By Nick Schifrin, Lachlan Hyatt, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn Romania’s constitutional court threw out the results of the election’s first round and delayed the second round. The sitting government says there was a vast influence effort by a foreign actor to boost the candidacy of a candidate dubbed as… Continue watching
Dec 06 Top court annuls Romania’s first round of presidential voting By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 8:19 Is U.S. investment in Africa coming too late to counter China and Russia on the continent? By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev President Biden is returning from the first presidential trip to Africa in more than a decade. Biden visited Angola to further U.S. investments on the continent. The Americans are playing a game of catchup with the Chinese who have spent… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 7:23 Syrians describe living in the crossfire of a brutal civil war for 13 years By Leila Molana-Allen, Abdul Razzaq Al-Shami Since Syria's “Arab Spring,” protests devolved into a decade-plus bloodletting. Fleeing civilians have been caught in the crossfire between the Assad regime, its Russian and Iranian allies and the various opposition groups that have fought against them. As the conflict… Continue watching
Dec 03 The key players in Syria’s long-running civil war By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 10:20 What’s next for the Middle East as Syria’s civil war is suddenly reignited By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Abdul Razzaq Al-Shami, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Russian and Syrian warplanes targeted civilian areas held by opposition fighters in Syria. It comes days after rebels swept into parts of northwestern Syria that the regime had controlled for years. Nick Schifrin discussed the reignition of the civil war… Continue watching
Dec 02 International Criminal Court chief lashes out at U.S. and Russia over threats and accusations By Molly Quell, Associated Press The president of the International Criminal Court has lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations and calls threats and attacks on the court “appalling.”… Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump nominates Keith Kellogg as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia By Lolita Baldor, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year… Continue reading