
Can America and Russia Cooperate in Syria?
Jan 5, 2016 has few illusions about prospects for a US alliance with the Kremlin to fight ISIS.
Michael McFaul, US Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2014, is Professor of Political Science, Hoover Institution Fellow, and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University.
Jan 5, 2016 has few illusions about prospects for a US alliance with the Kremlin to fight ISIS.
After a gradual decade-long democratization process, Myanmar’s military seized power again in February and is waging a ruthless crackdown against unarmed civilian protesters. A major escalation of the ongoing turmoil – civil war is a growing possibility – would have implications far beyond the country’s borders.