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

The voters need answers about the Clinton emails - The Washington Post   EDITORIAL: The voters need answers on Clinton - Statesville.com: News criticism of clinton fbi investigation - Google Search criticism of fbi investigation of hillary clinton - Google Search criticism of fbi investigation of hillary clinton as political - Google Search The voters need answers about the Clinton emails Tuesday February 9 th , 2016  at  3:39 PM 1 Share Hillary Clinton in 2015. (Nicholas Kamm/Agencye France-Presse/Getty Images) WAS HILLARY CLINTON, as secretary of state, careless with classified information that could bring harm to intelligence sources or otherwise benefit U.S. adversaries, or is she being slammed by her partisan opponents over action that was not criminal and may have simply reflected a lapse in judgment? The fog was only deepened by the recent  announcement  that “top secret” information was found in seven email cha...

Turkey's rising tension with Russia over Kurds puts Erdoğan in a corner   by Simon Tisdall Tuesday February 9 th , 2016  at  2:58 PM Russia | The Guardian 1 Share Syrian Kurdish party opening a Moscow office marks new nadir in relations, and could lead to Turkish forces crossing border Escalating tension between Russia and Turkey will reach a new high when the Democratic Union party (PYD), the leading Kurdish political organisation in north-eastern Syria, which Ankara regards as a terrorist group, opens a representative office in Moscow on Wednesday at Vladimir Putin’s personal invitation. The development comes amid a dangerous tug-of-war between Russia and the US for power and influence in strategic areas along the Turkey-Syria border. Washington backs the Syrian Kurds in fighting Islamic State (Isis) jihadis. Moscow’s priority is to thwart western-backed efforts to topple Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime. Related:  Tens of ...