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All of Putin’s / Trump’s Men

All of Putin’s / Trump’s Men

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The NYT has broken the story that several Trump associates are under investigation by the FBI for their contacts with Russian intelligence and…
Taking Iraq’s Oil

Taking Iraq’s Oil

By Edward Hunt | (Foreign Policy in Focus | Originally published in Lobelog. Trump wants Iraq's oil, and he's not interested in sharing. The leaders of the United States have provided many…
Does Turkey’s Erdogan Dream of Neighboring Mosul?

Does Turkey’s Erdogan Dream of Neighboring Mosul?

By Lucy DerTavitian | (Informed Comment) | - - The battle over Mosul appears to have ignited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s expansionist Ottoman era fantasies. He gained a few more adversaries…