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The Ongoing War in Syria (2016)

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] In less than a month, the war in Syria will be entering its fifth year. The conflict has led to the deaths of more than 250,000 people, injured more than a million others, and displaced half of the country’s … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Ongoing War in Syria (2016)

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the ongoing war in Syria (2016). Get the background on #Syria‘s civil war and monitor the conflict with @CFR_CPA‘s tracker: https://t.co/NlPUpfbDBD pic.twitter.com/8UC8AEWPpo — CFR (@CFR_org) February 24, 2016 The only … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Syrian Peace Talks

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Logan Scisco

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Russian-Turkish Tensions (2015)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] An incident that many commentators had been fearing in Syria took place last week when Turkish forces shot down a Russian aircraft that allegedly violated Turkish airspace. The Russian plane was reportedly flying a mission to bomb rebel positions … Continue reading →

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R&D: Russian-Turkish Tensions (2015)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Russian-Turkish tensions (2015). Obama Wants Turkey and Russia to defuse tensions https://t.co/SGU9YlkTJS pic.twitter.com/EpOBleceXx — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 1, 2015 Are we about to see an escalation between Turkey … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Intervention in Syria

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Last week, Russian aircraft dropped bombs on Syrian rebel positions, inaugurating an escalation of Russia’s participation in Syria’s four-year civil war. Russian President Vladimir Putin has calculated that it is in Russia’s geopolitical interest to preserve the regime of … Continue reading →

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R&D: Russia’s Intervention in Syria

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Russia’s intervention in Syria. Is Putin’s attack on Syria his attempt to showcase Russia’s strength against America? http://t.co/kRhmHYiSEf pic.twitter.com/hOs7K77J3m — The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 6, 2015 If Russia … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Russian Foreign Policy in Syria

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: Syrian Chemical Weapons

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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R&D: Congressional Vote on Syria

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D covers the impending Congressional vote on whether to authorize President Obama to launch limited military action against the Syrian government. Congress rejecting Barack Obama’s case for a limited attack on Syria would not set a dangerous precedent … Continue reading →

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