Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Cooperation between Old Foes Key to New Syrian Dawn 246 October 2, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) on 1 October 2015 by Alexander Gillespie (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack Obamainternational relationsIslamic Statemilitary interventionNew ZealandRussiaSyriaVladimir Putin Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: What Trump and Xi Are Looking To Get Out of This Week’s Summit in Beijing May 12, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit Must Confront the AI Cold War May 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Saudi Arabia: King’s Visit Takes the Edge off Strained UK-US Relationship May 7, 2026. Published in Arab News 0 South Korea: Trump’s Move To Cut Troops in Germany Must Not Affect Korean Peninsula May 7, 2026. Published in HankookilboDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly praised South Korea ... [I]t is unclear how long this praise will last. 0 Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip? May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAs always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip. 0 Topics Kenya: A Distant War, A Direct Impact: How the USIsraelIran Conflict Is Reshaping Kenya’s Economy May 13, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 India: Power and Pageantry: Ten Things to Expect from the Trump-Xi Summit May 13, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe summits are not endpoints. They are the mechanism by which two countries, which can neither resolve their differences nor afford to rupture them, manage the interval between crises. 0 Egypt: The Xi-Trump Summit in Beijing May 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIt goes without saying that the war against Iran will take centre stage in Beijing. 0 Canada: What Trump and Xi Are Looking To Get Out of This Week’s Summit in Beijing May 12, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Cuba: Economic Coercion and Naval Threat: the Siege on Cuba’s Self-Determination May 12, 2026. Published in Radio Havana Cuba 0 Australia: Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit Must Confront the AI Cold War May 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. 0 India: When Bourbon Barrels Saved Scotch Whisky: The Trade Twist that Tamed Trump May 10, 2026. Published in Firstpost 0 Related Articles Austria: Trump Can’t Destroy NATO May 8, 2026. Published in Der StandardWithout the U.S., the alpha dog that pulls everyone together in a crisis would not exist. Japan: Attack on Iran: Ending the Battle Is the Main Priority May 7, 2026. Published in Kobe ShimbunCongress should put a stop to this administration's recklessness. Spain: Dangerous Time-Out in Iran May 4, 2026. Published in El PaÃsTehran and Washington have embarked on a desperate game of cat and mouse. Germany: The World Can’t Afford To Wait* April 28, 2026. Published in Märkische Oderzeitung[C]losure of the narrow waterway in the Strait of Hormuz has made it crystal clear to the whole world just how potent a weapon Iran possesses. Brazil: There’s Only 1 Way Out of a Dead End Like Hormuz: Retreat* April 27, 2026. Published in Folha[I]t is hard to believe that Iranians are any closer to democracy today than they were a few months ago. Previous articleSyria: Putin and Obama Reach Agreement on Military ContractsNext articleUSA Massacre: The Shooter’s Motives Remain Mysterious LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment