In Asia, Europe, and Middle East, and Washington's ever-fraught relations with Russia, U.S strategy, amounts to little more than spoiling the efforts of others to negotiate peaceful solutions to war and dangerous standoffs in the interests of orderly world.. ..…

Oligarchy, word that has been applied exclusively to the capitalist barons of Russia, is no less in the triad of United States, Japan, and Europe.. ..…

Regarding the issue of security and defense, at least some European security experts talk about United States and split between United States and Europe that will force Europe to create its own approach to creating military and other security forces.. ..…

The Hofburg Vienna,  home to OSCE's decision-making body, Permanent Council. © OSCE. ..…

Countries that have official religion, such confer official and legal status to one faith group, often granting that group benefits not available to other religions. ..…

Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the winner of France's, Emmanuel Macron, to join forces with Russia to help ensure peace and in the world.. ..…

Indeed, Russia is viewed by Orthodox Christians according to Pew Research Center survey of 18 countries Central and Eastern Europe. ..…

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russian of Chechnya, at Kremlin Moscow, Russia April 19, 2017. © 2017 Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin should condemn recent statements by Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya's leader, threatening human rights defenders, today. ..…

Korb, US policy and security analyst, to discuss the role of United States and its regional allies in the fight against Daesh terrorists Syria and Iraq.. ..…

Russia's Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko ©AP Russia has denounced decision by NATO to expand its Eastern Europe, threatening to take measures against the Western military build-up on its borders. . ..…

Israel's largest wave of Jewish immigrants arrived from Russia and other former Soviet republics. ..…

Security Council to impose one of the most brutal sanctions regimes in history on Iraq, ostensibly order to punish Saddam Hussein, for his 1990 invasion of Kuwait.. ..…

But I fear that these policies will increase discrimination and foment division among our citizens and erode the principle of freedom that lies at the heart of our country.. ..…

Born Moscow on May 26, 1799, Alexandre Sergeivich Pushkin, the patriarch of Russian literature, was descended on his mother's side from Major-General Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal — African. ..…

The in this new war is Islamic State Iraq and Syria, reactionary military force and would-be state that grew powerful as direct consequence of U.S and occupation of Iraq. ..…

Marko Djurica Reuters pro- Russian protester talking to Ukrainian soldiers, Kramatorsk, Ukraine, April 16, 2014 In April, traveling Ukraine, I was in the midst of its war. ..…

In August, President Putin invaded Ukraine with regular armed forces violation of Russian law that exempts conscripts from foreign service without their consent.. ..…

Parts of the following interview with George Soros by Spiegel Gregor Peter Schmitz appear in their book, The Tragedy of European Union Disintegration or Revival., just published by PublicAffairs.. ..…

In, the origins of the population have changed recent decades, becoming more Asian and Latin American or born in what is sometimes refered to the origins of migrants have become European.. ..…

It covered Muslims in 39 countries, which are divided into six regions in this report – Southern and Eastern Europe (Russia and the Balkans), Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. . ..…

For example, in Southern and Eastern Europe (Russia and the Balkans), a median of 32% recognize Sufis as fellow Muslims, while in Southeast Asia and Central Asia the comparable figures are 24% and 18%. . ..…

Five of the 10 countries in the world with substantial increases in social hostilities were in Europe: Russia, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Sweden. ..…

This is part and parcel because of West's to Russia's decision to accept Crimean plebiscite to join Russia in 2014.. ..…

Despite the ultimately of Soviet Union, no other in the century had such far-reaching impact on the lives of hundreds of millions of people on every part of the planet.. ..…

But the threat became real in 2015 when foreign fighters from Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia joined ISIS (Islamic State) and other Islamist groups in Syria and Iraq. ..…