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		<title>US sidelined in Syria, as Turkey and Russia set stall for Trump</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The notable absence of the United States (US) in the latest Syrian ceasefire coordinated by Turkey and Russia coincided with escalating rhetoric and growing animosity from Turkey, blaming Washington for the failed military coup, recent security attacks, and the growing Syrian Kurdish power. The intensification of criticism from Turkey is designed as parting shots at [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Turkey downs Russian jet, a rightful defense or a disproportionate move with a bigger picture in mind?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Syrian skies crowed as ever with planes from dozens of countries primarily fighting the Islamic State (IS), an “accident” was bound to happen. However, the jury remains firmly out whether Turkey was right to shoot down a Russian jet straying seconds into its airspace or if it was a disproportionate move made with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As US dithers, an increasingly assertive Russia shows its weight in the Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if the Syrian skies were not crowded enough, an assertive Russia joined the fray in its first combat mission in the Middle East since the breakup of the Soviet Union. The bold move by Russia, which is designed to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad, caught many in the west by surprise but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia’s new military drive in Syria – the making or breaking of peace?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There seems little hope that the devastating Syrian war will be ending anytime soon. Vested interest in the conflict from Russia, Iran, US, Europe, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and numerous other powers has turned Syria into a proxy playground with the end result of severe destruction, a deepening humanitarian crisis and a country at a point [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Russia claims Crimea, West struggles amidst threat of a new Cold War</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2014/03/as-russia-claims-crimea-west-struggles-amidst-threat-of-a-new-cold-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The growing crisis in Ukraine has threatened a new Cold War. Ukrainian civil unrest and protests gathered pace only recently leading to the ouster of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovyc, but in reality it had been on the cards for several months with the West reacting too slowly. Ukraine’s pro-EU and pro-Russia split is hardly new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia Solidifies Influence Over Georgia</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2008/08/russia-solidifies-influence-over-georgia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia&#8217;s battle for regional supremacy comes at a price, as ties with West reaches crisis-point In latest developments, NATO foreign ministers have warned Russia that there will be &#8220;no business as usual&#8221; unless Russia pulls its troops out of Georgia immediately. The Russian onslaught in Georgia sparked international outcry, but Russian appears determined not to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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