A New U.S-Russia Proxy Conflict in the Middle East? The Demise of ISIS and the Rise of the Kurds

In the forty-ninth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Pravda, Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Komsomolskaya Pravda. He discusses the dangerous escalation of proxy violence between the U.S.- and Russia-backed military forces in Syria, which, together with recent developments in Iraqi Kurdistan, is likely to lead to another war in the Middle East. In addition, he explains why the Russian Communist Party publicly supports North Korea against the U.S. and argues that the Russian military and intelligence will covertly take the same path. Lastly, Professor Kovacevic covers two important economic issues: the Russian biggest state-owned bank being forced to leave the European market and the Russian economists increasingly advocating for the Russian government to stop buying the U.S. government bonds and to sell the ones it already owns.
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Show Notes
Nezavisimaya Gazeta – September 22, 2017
Pravda – September 22, 2017
Rossiyskaya Gazeta – September 25, 2017
Komsomolskaya Pravda – September 26, 2017