RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#229 :: Wednesday 25 November 2015

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#229
Wednesday 25 November 2015
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1. www.russia-direct.org: What the world should be thankful for in 2015. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Russia Direct asked foreign policy experts about the events and trends that the international community should be thankful for in 2015.
2. Reuters: Surviving Crew Member of Russian Jet Says No Warning From Turkey.
3. Wall Street Journal: Russia’s Putin Pushes Tough Stance on Turkey’s Shootdown of Warplane Near Syria Border.
4. www.rt.com: Downing of Russian Su-24 looks like a planned provocation – Lavrov.
5. TASS: Moscow’s retaliation for downed Sukhoi-24M will depend on what Ankara does next.
6. TASS: What’s behind Turkey’s provocative decision to shoot down Russian bomber?
7. Russia Direct: Artem Kureev, Russian jet shot down by Turkey: What lies behind this action? What are the implications for Moscow-Ankara relations after the Russian military jet was shot down by Turkey?
8. Valdai Discussion Club: Vitaly Naumkin, COOLING PERIOD IN RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS.
9. Real News Network: Turkey’s Intentions Behind the Downing of a Russian Jet. Trent University’s Baris Karaagac explains why Turkey would risk a close business relationship with Russia and assist Islamic extremists in Syria.
10 Counterpunch.org: Patrick Cockburn, Trigger Happy: Will Turkey’s Downing of Russian Jet Backfire on NATO?
11. Andrei Liakhov; Turkey.
12. www.rt.com: Brian MacDonald, Putin will respond: Russians feel betrayed as Turkey stabs them in the back.
13. The Guardian (UK): Martin Chulov, Is Vladimir Putin right to label Turkey ‘accomplices of terrorists’? The relationship hinted at by Russian leader after warplane was shot down is a complex one, and includes links between senior Isis figures and Turkish officials.
14. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Turkey Just Shot Down A Russian Jet: What Happens Next?
15. Consortiumnews.com: Robert Parry, Turkey Provokes Russia with Shoot-down.
16. Paul Goble: Downing of Russian Plane has Serious Consequences for Putin at Home, in Central Asia, and in Ukraine.
17. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Is Russia’s intervention in Syria a ‘holy war’? Russian Orthodox Church: ‘yes.’ The church fully supports the Kremlin’s decision to intervene in Syria, both as a ‘war on terrorism’ and to protect Middle Eastern Christians it sees as its responsibility.
18. Washington Times: Edward Lozansky, France and Russia join forces to fight terror. Now is the time for Washington to join in as well.
19. Dances With Bears: John Helmer, THE CLASSIC RULES FOR COMBATTING TURKISH AGGRESSION.
20. The Nation: Matthew Dal Santo, No, It’s Not 1937: Getting Our Words About Russia Right. What Masha Gessen and other journalists get wrong about Putin’s Russia.
21. The Independent (UK): Mary Dejevsky, Winter Is Coming by Garry Kasparov, book review: A flawed yet vital look at Russian politics. The former world chess champion turned Russian opposition leader recognises only light and dark, right and wrong
22. Politico.com: Evelyn Farkas, Putin Is Testing Our Resolve. A former senior Pentagon adviser says recent Russian incursions into NATO airspace are evidence of the Kremlin’s growing aggressiveness.
23. The Independent (UK): Robert Fisk, Isis: In a borderless world, the days when we could fight foreign wars and be safe at home may be long gone. Isis was quick to understand a truth the West must now confront: that the national borders imposed by colonial powers 100 years go are becoming meaningless.
24. Harriman Magazine (Columbia University): From Stanford to Spaso House. In Conversation with Michael McFaul.