The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

2016 is Year of the Fire Monkey: 10 Things to know Air India Plane Returns to Mumbai After Passenger Sees Rat - NBC News Obama to Seinfeld: 'I always wanted to be in a show about nothing' - POLITICO We weren’t ready for a black president: Race, hate, Donald Trump, guns, Fox News, terror and our tragic American condition - Salon.com What Black Lives Matter Achieved In 2015 - The Atlantic Iran: US lying about Straits of Hormuz rocket tests - BBC News Iran denies it fired rockets near US warships in key strait - The Washington Post Before Mosul, Iraqi army may face fight at the gates of Baghdad | Reuters Sparring Continues Over Turkish Troops in Northern Iraq 2015: The year in political trolling - CNNPolitics.com Obama to announce new executive action on guns - CNNPolitics.com At first cyber meeting, China claims OPM hack is “criminal case” [Updated] | Ars Technica Security Experts and Officials Diverge on ISIS as Hacking Threat - The New York Times So You Think

For Ukraine’s rebel east, 2016 promises more tension   Ukraine: Leaders focus on elections, cease-fire in east - The Washington Post Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany Back Extension of Ukraine Peace Deal "Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a New Year’s message to U.S. President Barack Obama, has called for cooperation between their countries to respond to international challenges."  Putin calls for cooperation with US in message to Obama Президент Российской Федерации поздравил с Рождеством и наступающим Новым годом Президента Соединённых Штатов Америки  Барака Обаму . «Прошедший год подтвердил, что отношения между Россией и США являются одним из ключевых факторов обеспечения международной безопасности», – говорится в послании. Глава Российского государства выразил также убеждённость в том, что, выстраивая конструктивный диалог и сотрудничество с учётом интересов друг друга, Россия и США могли бы эффективно противостоять новым вызовам и угрозам,