assassination

Trying to figure out the killers & motives when the only source is the secret police

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An international media figure disappears in a Saudi consulate in Turkey and never comes out alive, and the only source of information is the Turkish Islamist secret police. With so much intrigue and just a single provider of facts, one can only speculate about who would stand to gain from abducting and murdering a shadowy … Read more

Against all odds: Why Putin is winning

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Russia is using a not-so-secret weapon that has flipped Western notions of strength and weakness on their head. If trends continue, the U.S. could be faced with the terrible choice of losing its credibility as a conventional ally and a strategic nuclear power or overreacting in order to prevent such a loss. Kremlin strongman Vladimir … Read more