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doff between Moscow and the West was in the Middle East— specifically in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad, with support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in a brutal four-year civil war. But while Washington's policymakers are focusing on Putin's actions in Eastern Europe, events in th

h support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in a brutal four-year civil war. But while Washington's policymakers are focusing on Putin's actions in Eastern Europe, events in the eastern Mediterranean continue to unfold with their own momentum—and it's highly unlikely that the Kreml

ar al-Assad, with support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, is embroiled in a brutal four-year civil

ieves that should read Tim Butcher's riveting "The Trigger," a soon-to-be-published account of the long road traveled from a remote Bosnian farm to Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year-old Bosnian Serb nationalist whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, ignited

nder Gershom Gorenberg Article 4. Al-Monitor Iran resumes monetary aid to Hamas Adnan Abu Amer Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6. BBC The deep discord bedevilling the Arab world Gerald Butt Article 7. Asharq Al Awsat Diverting the

theirs. A case in point is the Saudi offer to pay for the $2-billion to $3-billion arms package Egypt is seeking from the Russians. At a time when Putin needs to pay a price for flouting international norms in Crimea, this is hardly the time to be offering funds for Russian arms. Even from their own

Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6.

'It's nothing! 'he replied repeatedly. Those were his last words." This is the way Simon Kuper began his Financial Times piece on what happened in Sarajevo 100 years ago on June 28, the beginning of World War I. The article is about many things, the city of Sarajevo, the doomed archduke and his morgana

y plays to some of Moscow's strengths. President Vladimir Putin's forces have gained territory, and winter

hs ago into an artillery-driven war of attrition, in the eastern part of the country, that generally plays to some of Moscow's strengths. President Vladimir Putin's forces have gained territory, and winter may freeze the ground war in place. WINTER IS COMING Zelensky addressed the G-7 privately by videolink,

talks tend to reflect whether the parties think they can still make gains on the battlefield rather than via diplomacy. U.S. intelligence believes Putin is digging in for a protracted conflict and expects Russia can withstand more economic pain than America and its allies. He may be right. But as o

ds to sign up here. On this day in 1914, Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, in Sarajevo. The killings touched off a series of events that ultimately led to World War I. The big idea Ukrainian president adds private plea to public entr

t's ironic, I think, that we're talking today at exactly, tomorrow, 100 years ago, at the exact moment we're talking, the assassination took place in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that led to the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the bloodiest century in mankind's history. Just to put it

t government is in Beijing or that government is in Washington, DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we are the platform for the voice of that. "Putin's ... very, very very intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's playing very strongly to social conservatives about his message abo

le] Harnwell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. Bannon: I think it's a little bit more complicated. When Vladimir Putin, when you really look at some of the underpinnings of some of his beliefs today, a lot of those come from what I call Eurasianism; he's got an advise

ell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. Bannon: I think it's a little b

t's ironic, I think, that we're talking today at exactly, tomorrow, 100 years ago, at the exact moment we're talking, the assassination took place in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that led to the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the bloodiest century in mankind's history. Just to put it

t government is in Beijing or that government is in Washington, DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we are the platform for the voice of that. "Putin's ... very, very very intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's playing very strongly to social conservatives about his message abo

le] Harnwell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. Bannon: I think it's a little bit more complicated. When Vladimir Putin, when you really look at some of the underpinnings of some of his beliefs today, a lot of those come from what I call Eurasianism; he's got an advise

ell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. Bannon: I think it's a little b

t's ironic, I think, that we're talking today at exactly, tomorrow, 100 years ago, at the exact moment we're talking, the assassination took place in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that led to the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the bloodiest century in mankind's history. Just to put it

t government is in Beijing or that government is in Washington, DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we are the platform for the voice of that. "Putin's ... very, very very intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's playing very strongly to social conservatives about his message abo

le] Harnwell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. Bannon: I think it's a little bit more complicated. When Vladimir Putin, when you really look at some of the underpinnings of some of his beliefs today, a lot of those come from what I call Eurasianism; he's got an advise

ell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. Bannon: I think it's a little b