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Tag Archives: Syrian civil war
Chemical Weapons Use in the Syrian Civil War
[fblike] [Readers should not that this brief was written on Monday afternoon, so facts on the ground may have changed by the time this brief is released on Tuesday morning] Since March 2011, Syria has been plagued by a civil … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical weapons, Johar attack, premium content, Syria, Syrian chemical weapons, Syrian civil war, Topic Brief, weapons of mass destruction, WMDs
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R&D: Chemicals Weapons Use in Syria
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war. .@RichardHaass: US should get #Syria‘s neighbors on board and discuss potential contingencies. #CFRLive — CFR (@CFR_org) August … Continue reading
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Tagged chemical weapons, premium content, R&D, Syria, Syrian civil war, weapons of mass destruction, WMDs
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R&D: Syrian Civil War
[fblike] Today’s R&D chronicles the Syrian civil war, which has been raging since March 2011. “I swear by God that Russia will pay a big price for its dirty role in the Syrian war” says jihadi in Syria http://t.co/gFR6QiuX57 — … Continue reading
R&D: Resolving the Syrian Conflict, Public Opinion on Gay Marriage, and More
In the past, our R&D’s have been daily, but we are going to start doing a once-a-week R&D that will contain in-depth reports and interviews from a variety of sources. Our Twitter feed will serve to link to other important … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 midterms, Egypt, gay marriage, gay rights, iran, Iranian nuclear program, Israel, poverty, R&D, Syria, Syrian civil war, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: The Impact of Senator Frank Lautenberg’s Death, Hezbollah’s Ties to Syria, and More
How Senator Lautenberg’s Death Makes the Senate Even Less Functional from The Atlantic This interesting piece discusses how Senator Frank Lautenberg’s death will impact pressing issues in the U.S. Senate regarding immigration reform, ending filibusters, and gun control. Chris Christie’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 New Jersey governor's election, 2014 midterms, Bradley Manning, Chris Christie, Congress, crime, DNA, Frank Lautenberg, freedom of speech, Hezbollah, New Jersey politics, R&D, Syrian civil war, the Supreme Court, Turkey, Turkish protests, U.S. Senate, Wikileaks
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R&D: Japan’s Non-proliferation Future, U.S. Support for Euthanasia, The Failures of Legalized Prostitution in Germany, and More
Can Japan Remain Committed to Nonproliferation by The Washington Quarterly This academic article, from the Spring 2013 edition of the Washington Quarterly, provides an interesting overview of whether Japan can afford to not have a nuclear weapons program. However, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Shabab, cyber warfare, euthanasia, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Germany, hacking, human trafficking, James Comey, Japan, Kenya, libertarianism, military issues, nuclear issues, prostitution, R&D, Robert Mueller, Sino-U.S. relations, Somalia, Syria, Syrian civil war, terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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R&D: U.S. Weapons Systems Compromised by China, Pharmaceutical Battles in the Developing World, Fighting Future Unemployment, and More
Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies from The Washington Post In an alarming confident report, the Pentagon revealed that Chinese hackers acquired designs for over twenty major weapons systems, which could harm America’s chances in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Bernanke, China, global health, hacking, Hezbollah, Larry Summers, Lebanon, Mexico, military issues, monetary policy, Obama judicial nominees, President Obama, R&D, Sino-American relations, Syrian civil war, the Federal Reserve, U.S. economy, unemployment
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