Will terrorism make Russia and the West friends again?
When it comes to diplomacy, bickering usually seems like what Russia and the West do best.
But the recent Paris attacks and Russian jet crash may actually forge a closer alliance between the two against a common enemy: the Islamic State (IS), which claimed responsibility for both attacks.
The clearest indicator came when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to work with the French as "allies" — that word was no accident — for joint operations in Syria.
Earlier that same day, Russia's top security chief for the first time said the Russian airliner crash over Egypt last month that killed all 224 on board was a "terrorist attack." The timing was key: coinciding with the international fallout from the Paris killings.
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