Ever since President Vladimir Putin has announced Russia “raising from its knees”, its geopolitical assertiveness was aimed as a global challenge to the established international order, epitomized by the erstwhile Cold War enemy, the United States and, by extension, the European Union. But the unraveling of that international order has also undone the restraints that … Continue reading Opinion | With Belligerent Ankara, Russia’s Global Ambitions Hit a Regional Snag