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Reviews
- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- News Roundup and Notes: October 16, 2015 | Just Security
- Your Friday Briefing: European Union, New York Mets, Lamar Odom - The New York Times
- See today's top stories in the Early Bird Brief
- The U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism Newsletter: July-October 2015 - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- NEWS: The World and Security Review: Current Topics Review
Syrian War
- Syria presses ahead with assault against rebels - The Washington Post
- Syrian army, Russian jets attack rebels in southern Aleppo | Reuters
- Syrian army and Iran fighters in major Aleppo assault - Telegraph
- U.S. intell: Russian strikes haven't greatly aided Syria's Assad - CNNPolitics.com
- Blog: The 1970s want their foreign policy back, too
- Russia and Assad Attack Syrian Rebels North of Homs
- Syrian Government Forces, Backed by Russian Jets, Strike at Rebel-Held Towns - The New York Times
- Syria conflict: Army launches new Aleppo offensive - BBC News
Turkey and drone shooting
- Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive | Reuters
- Turkey Shoots Down Drone at Border With Syria - The New York Times
- Turkey shoots down drone near Syria, U.S. suspects Russian origin | Reuters
- Turkish Jets Shoot Down Drone Near Syria - The New York Times
- Turkey Shoots Down Unidentified Aircraft Near Syria
- Syria crisis: Turkey downs "drone' on Syria border - BBC News
- Turkey's Erdogan and Obama discuss cooperation on Syria | Reuters
- Turkey's Erdogan and Obama Discuss Cooperation on Syria
- Obama, Erdogan Discuss Fight Against Islamic State In Syria
- Drone shot down around 3 km inside Turkish airspace: NTV | Reuters
- Turkey Downs Drone on Syria Border Amid Russia Tensions - Bloomberg Business
Turkey and refugees
- EU tries for new Turkey strategy to stem refugee flow - The Washington Post
- Turkey: Europe’s Offer of Migrant Deal ‘Insincere’
Russians in Syria
- Russia contacts Israel, Arab countries to discuss counterterror measures
- Russia releases video of strikes on 'terrorist' targets as it begins to reduce number of airstrikes in Syria - Telegraph
- Russia Update: Ruble Rate to Dollar Plunges at News of Turkish Downing of Russian UAV
- NATO: Russia more interested in shocking, intimidating - The Washington Post
- Russia Kills 'Hundreds Of Terrorists' In Syria
Air Safety Talks
- Russia, US agree on all technical questions over Syria flight safety - Russian military — RT News
- Carter: More safety talks with Russian Federation coming
Russia
- Why Soviet-Style Containment Can't Work Against Modern Russia - The Atlantic:
- "Unlike the Soviet Union, Russia is essentially a crime syndicate masquerading as a state."
- Can Containment Work Against Modern...
- Russia’s Military Revival, Tensions With Turkey, and Putin’s Fake Good News - Institute of Modern Russia
- Russia's resurgent drone program - CNN.com
- Ъ-Новости - Bloomberg: рекордное количество граждан России хотят эмигрировать в США
- Thirteen Soldiers And Civilians Killed In Ukraine After Ceasefire Broken - YouTube
Putin
- Putin Says Thousands From Russia, CIS Joined Islamic State - Bloomberg Business
- Russia, ex-Soviet states to jointly defend borders in crisis | Reuters
- Putin Warns of Incursion From Afghanistan Into Central Asia - ABC News
- Putin’s War on Terror Backfires? - The Daily Beast
- Vladimir Putin's playbook in Syria - CBS News
- Putin Allies Said to Be Behind Scrutinized Deutsche Bank Trades - Bloomberg Business
- The Complexity of Vladimir Putin at Core of 'The New Tsar' | Chicago Tonight | WTTW
- Путин: в ИГ воюют от 5 до 7 тысяч выходцев из СНГ - BBC Русская служба
- Почему США не захотели принимать делегацию во главе с Медведевым? - BBC Русская служба
Russia - Saudi Oil War
- Saudi Arabia's Oil War With Russia - Bloomberg View
- Russia faces battle with Saudi Arabia over European oil market share — RT Business
- Japan helps Saudi boost use of leased...
Cubans in Syria?
- ‘No evidence’ of Cuban troops fighting in Syria, insists White House
- Cuba Is Intervening in Syria to Help Russia. It’s Not the First Time Havana’s Assisted Moscow. - The Daily Beast
- Top Cuban General, Key Forces in Syria to Aid Assad, Russia, Sources Say
- Cuban Troops in Syria Help Russian Federation, Iran Prop Up Assad - Dispatch Times
Afghanistan
- Obama bows to reality in Afghanistan - The Washington Post
- Goal of Getting US Troops out of 2 Wars Eludes Obama - ABC News
- 5 Reasons Obama’s Afghan Withdrawal Delay is Necessary But Not Sufficient - Defense One
- Obama extends Afghanistan mission into 2017
- Keeping U.S. Troops in Afghanistan - The New York Times
Iran
- US Ambassador: Iran Missile Test 'Clear Violation' of UN Sanctions
- Obama Says Iranian Missile Test Won’t Derail Nuclear Deal - WSJ
Middle East
- Israel's Netanyahu to travel to Germany on Wednesday | Reuters
- Ted Cruz Demands Kerry Resign Over Israel Criticism - Washington Free Beacon
- UAE to US Lawmaker: We Have a Right to Enrich Uranium, Too - ABC News
- Sisi walks fine line between Egypt's tycoons and generals | Reuters
- Shooting targets Shiite religious site in Saudi Arabia - The Washington Post
Europe
- E.U. boosts power of border agency to deport migrants - The Washington Post
- German government on defensive over spying reports - The Washington Post
- Daghestani Imam Arrested In Berlin On Suspicion Of Recruiting IS Militants
Kosovar Hacker
- Malaysia arrests man for hacking U.S. security data to supply targets for Islamic State | Reuters
- Malaysia arrests Kosovo man for 'hacking US files for IS' - BBC News
- Malaysia Arrests a Kosovo Hacker Linked to ISIS - NYTimes.com
- In a first, U.S. charges a suspect with terrorism and hacking - The Washington Post
- Malaysia arrests hacker for stealing U.S. security data
- US Charges Kosovo Man with Computer Hacking for IS
- Hacker Suspected of Handing U.S. State Data to ISIS Arrested in Malaysia | TIME
- US Justice Dept. Expands Cybercrime Reach into Southeast Asia
Hillary and email controversy (or: When will they stop this nonsense?!)
- Game over - The Washington Post
- Obama’s Comments on Clinton Emails Collide With F.B.I. Inquiry - NYTimes.com
- Spam Sent to Hillary Clinton Server Prompts Look at Suspected Russian Hacking - NYTimes.com
- Source: FBI probe of Clinton email focused on ‘gross negligence’ provision | Fox News
- Top Clinton aide testifies at Benghazi hearing - YouTube
- Clinton Aide Testifies Before Benghazi Committee - YouTube
- Biden, Clinton and the FBI - The Washington Post
Other News
- China repeats opposition to force in Syria | Reuters
- He claimed to be ex-CIA and was quoted as an expert on Fox News. Prosecutors say it was a lie. - The Washington Post
- Fox News terrorism analyst arrested for CIA claims - KMOV.com
- Senator asks whether FBI succumbed to pressure from banking industry | TheHill
- FBI accused of stiffing landlords who helped bust Russian spy | New York Post
- Number Of Sexual Offences At Highest In A Decade - YouTube
- White House projects marginal ACA enrollment growth in 2016 - The Washington Post
- Ex-Sailor Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Heroin onto Aircraft Carrier Bush
- F-35 ejection seats could endanger many pilots - U.S. - Stripes
- Who is Haroon Aswat, the terrorist sentenced in New York? - Telegraph
- James B Donovan's family reveals life of lawyer immortalised by Tom Hanks | Daily Mail Online
- ‘Bridge of Spies’ Review - Washington Free Beacon
- Arthur Miller in his own words: from McCarthyism to Marilyn Monroe - Telegraph
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Latest News
- Syrian Government Forces, Backed by Russian Jets, Strike at Rebel-Held Towns - NYTimes.com
- Iran Increases Role in Syrian Conflict to Support Assad
- Turkey seeks EU cash, visas, for help on refugee crisis | Reuters
- Migrant crisis: EU approves Turkey action plan - BBC News
- Fox News guest analyst charged with fraud | News | DW.COM | 15.10.2015
- Malaysian hacker who allegedly passed U.S. military data to ISIS arrested - CNNPolitics.com
Reviews
- Today's Headlines and Commentary - Lawfare
- News Roundup and Notes: October 15, 2015 | Just Security
- NEWS: The World and Security Review: Headlines: Russia finalizing document on Syria air safety: US official | Syria air campaign on, Putin may already seek exit strategy - The Washington Post | US troops in Afghanistan: Taliban resurgence sees rethink - B
- Troops to stay in Afghanistan, Syria as Russia’s proving ground, and NATO about to grow? - The Washington Post
Air Safety Talks
- Russia finalizing document on Syria air safety: US official
- US, Russia seek deal to fly in Syria′s dangerous skies | Middle East | DW.COM | 15.10.2015
- US, Russia Note Progress in Syria Air Safety Talks
Syrian War
- Saudi, Turkey Say No Role for Assad in Syria - ABC News
- Israel perturbed by the arrival of 3,000 Iranian troops in Syria with 2,000 Cubans
Russians in Syria
- Russia 'reducing air strikes against Syrian rebels' as intervention fails - Telegraph
- Russia eases up Syria strikes as Assad forces launch ground assault - Yahoo News
- Russian Military Uses Syria as Proving Ground, and West Takes Notice - The New York Times
- Syrian Forces and Russian Jets Attack Rebel-Held Towns - The New York Times
- Syria air campaign on, Putin may already seek exit strategy - The Washington Post
- Syrian army and Russian jets target rebel towns north of Homs | Reuters
- Syrian troops launch offensive under cover of Russian airstrikes | Fox News
- Russia cuts off Daesh arms supply routes in Syria's Aleppo
- Putin Calls U.S. `Weak' on Syria as Russian Airstrikes Continue - Bloomberg Business
- MAP: Russian airstrikes in Syria are helping ISIS and Assad - Business Insider
- Syrian war gives Russia a chance to test weapons | The Japan Times
- Putin and Khameinei in Syria: A Marriage Made in Hell
- Putin’s Syria Gamble | TIME
Russia
- Russia’s Fictions on Malaysia Flight 17 - The New York Times
- Putin, Nazarbaev Discuss Regional Security In Astana
- Государственный визит в Казахстан • Президент России
- Commodities - NYTimes.com
Cubans in Syria?
- Cuban Troops Join the Russian...
- White House: no evidence reports of Cuban troops in Syria are true | Reuters
- White House doubts reports of Cuban military aid for Syria - Washington Times
- Cuban Troops in Syria Help Russia, Iran Prop Up Assad
- Cuban Troops Going To Syria: Cuba Bolsters Russia's Miltary Action In Syria [POLL] : News : ENSTARZ
- Top Cuban general, key forces in Syria to aid Assad, Russia, sources say | Fox News
- White House: 'No Evidence' That Cuban Troops Are Fighting In Syria - Breitbart
Iran in Syria
- Iran ramps up troop deployment in Syria in run-up to ‘anti-rebel offensive’ | World news | The Guardian
- 1,500 Iranian fighters enter Syria under Russia's cover, reports say | Fox News
Iraq
- Iraqi forces and militia seize most of Baiji refinery: officials | Reuters
- Iraq now using Russian intelligence in war against Islamic State | intelNews.org
Israel
- Israeli officials reject US criticism of ‘excessive’ force - Middle East - Stripes
- Moscow reports new hot line with Israel’s military
Obama on Afghanistan
- In change of course, Obama to slow pace of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan | Reuters
- Obama to Announce Halt of U.S. Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan - The New York Times
- US troops in Afghanistan: Taliban resurgence sees rethink - BBC News
- America’s Longest War Just Got Longer - Defense One
- Obama's Afghan strategy not to win but avoid disaster? | Fox News Video
- Obama: U.S. to delay troop withdrawal from Afghanistan - YouTube
- TheUnion local.com | TheUnion.com
Other News
- What Do We Really Know About Osama bin Laden’s Death? - The New York Times
- Cuban Band to Make Historic Performance at White House
- U.S. Exploring Deal to Limit Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal - The New York Times
- U.S. Looking Into Nuclear Deal With Pakistan, Report Says
- Iranian plane lands safely after part of engine falls off - The Washington Post
- Journalists, legal experts decry Turkey′s media blackout | Europe | DW.COM | 15.10.2015
- The Terrorist-Criminal Nexus | Intelligence Analysis and Reporting
Europe and Nato
- Hungary: European Parliament Lifts Immunity for Spy Suspect - NYTimes.com
- Béla Kovács (politician, 1960) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács, Accused Of Spying For Russia Previously, To Lose Immunity - Hungary Today
- bela kovacs - Google Search
- Putin may hate it, but NATO may be about to expand again - The Washington Post
- Romania Rejects Russian Objections to NATO Missiles :: Balkan Insight
- Berlin police arrest imam on terrorism charges - The Washington Post
- EU sees progress on Turkey refugee talks | Reuters
- Poland signs deal to bring gas to Russia dependent Baltic states | News | DW.COM | 15.10.2015
- Norway to send back Syrian refugees who came from Russia | News | DW.COM | 15.10.2015
USA
- Couple Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin Aboard Warship - ABC News
- Border Patrol Makes Few Immigrant Arrests at Checkpoints - ABC News
- Police Disband Sit-in at Baltimore City Hall, Arrests Made - ABC News
- Hillary Clinton Opens Door for Julian Castro VP Pick - ABC News
- Hillary Clinton, a Socialist, and Three No Names Walk Into a Casino - Washington Free Beacon
Opinions
- Obama's What Next? - The New York Times
- Articles: Foreign Policy Experts Provide the 'Solutions' Obama's Looking For
- Obama’s Dangerous “No War, No Peace” Strategy in Syria | The National Interest
- Obama’s ‘Doctrine of Restraint’ is costly | Opinion | CentreDaily.com
- Obama Has No Course to Stay on Syria, Russia and the Islamic State Group - US News
- Obama rejects Putin's offer to send emissaries to U.S. to confer on Syria - Washington Times
- Current Topics Review
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