Putin has historically built his ground support on a mix of nationalism and military swagger, and neither are in short supply nowadays.
Putin popularity hits 4-year high, surprising few
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Iran stands to lose most in spat with Saudi Arabia
Iran is at a structural disadvantage because Saudi Arabia has influential allies and is home to Mecca.
Japan will foot the bill but not host refugees
As Europe opens its doors to refugees fleeing conflict, Japan accepted only 11 of 5,000 asylum applications last year.
Missile withdrawal fires up U.S.-Turkey tensions
The bilateral relationship sours shortly after Ankara gave permission for U.S. airstrikes out of Turkey.
Are the Gulf countries the key to Europe’s refugee crisis?
As the E.U. falls short in resettlement targets, the G.C.C. is playing no role- but it should.
With spread of ISIS, China bolsters narrative of domestic terrorism
Beijing has long sought to equate its campaign against Xinjiang separatists with the global war on terror, in much the same way that Russia’s President Vladmir Putin has done so with militants in the Caucasus.
Turkey’s Erdogan fans flames of Kurdish unrest
The longer Turkey waits, the greater the danger that the tenuous peace with Kurdish militants will unravel.
Extremism in Iraq, explained
The situation in Iraq is worsening, what with Sunni militants declaring their own expansive Islamic “caliphate” this week.
France arrests alleged jihadists as pols play blame game
The crackdown comes at a delicate time politically for President Francois Hollande’s ruling Socialist Party (PS) and threatens to re-ignite a debate about the efficacy of France’s anti-terrorism measures.
All eyes on Lebanon’s troubled presidential election
True, the position is largely ceremonial, but the choice of a new president (or lack thereof) will have ramifications beyond Lebanon.
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