22 September 2016 Two Steps Forward, One Step Backwards Isis’s opponents shoot themselves in the foot – again. By Neil Tidmarsh Once again, it’s two steps forwards, one step backwards in Syria. Yet again, external powers involved in the civil war were on the point of burying their differences in the interests of peace, and… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22:Two steps forward, One step Back (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue 72: 2016 09 22:Week in Brief International
22 September 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: EU president Jean-Claude Junker called for the creation of an EU army. The idea is unpopular with member states bordering Russia who worry that an EU army might displace NATO. At the Bratislava summit, EU leaders blamed Germany’s Chancellor Merkel for uncontrolled immigration. FRANCE: There… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22:Week in Brief International
