Tag Archives: Armenia

Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Last weekend fighting resumed between Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan-backed forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.  The remote territory, located within Azerbaijan territory, is largely Armenian in ethnic composition and since 1994 it has been controlled by rebels that … Continue reading →

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R&D: Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan’s defense ministry agrees on a cease-fire with separatists in the Nagorno-Karabakh region: https://t.co/83L8XVMfsS — The Associated Press (@AP) April 5, 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh: The conflict no-one, … Continue reading →

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R&D: GOP Revolts on the Patriot Act, the Role of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Discussions, and Armenia and Azerbaijan Might be Headed for War

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 9th: Republican-led House fails to pass short-term extension of Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times In what is seen as the first setback for the House Republican leadership and potentially the first revolt … Continue reading →

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R&D: Iraq’s Stability in a Post-Election World, America Reconsiders Its Position on the Armenian Genocide, and the National Debt Will Be Higher Than Projected

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is the R&D top five for March 5th: After the Elections: Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Iraq from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy The Armenian Genocide:  Past Imperfect, Present Tense from the Economist National debt to be … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of April 29th-May 5th, 2009

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1.  Ten years on, what have schools learned from Columbine? 2.  Should only large industries have their carbon emissions regulated? 3.  How can Saudi Arabia placate its Shiite minority? 4.  Should the U.S. close the border with Mexico over swine … Continue reading →

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