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Turkey’s War With the PKK
[fblike] For the last thirty-two years Turkey has been in conflict with Kurdish separatists. These separatists, of which the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is most prominent, desire to create an autonomous Kurdish republic, arguing that Turkey represses Kurdish culture. In … Continue reading
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R&D: Turkey’s War With the PKK
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Turkey’s war with the PKK. Turkey keeps trying to fight the Kurds. And each campaign is less successful than the last. https://t.co/Pq5aLsmtYB — Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) June 7, 2016 … Continue reading
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Voter Apathy in the United States
[fblike] Although Americans enjoy a privilege that billions of people in the world do not currently enjoy, a sizable number of them decide not to exercise it each year. This privilege is voting. Since 1828 Americans have had the opportunity … Continue reading
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R&D: Voter Apathy in the United States
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on voter apathy in the United States. Ohio appeals U.S. court decision in favor of early voting https://t.co/N5FhrmH6Wp pic.twitter.com/2xmLAyxIRi — Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) May 27, 2016 U.S. states giving more … Continue reading
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U.S.-Vietnamese Relations (2016)
[fblike] Extempers that have had any introduction to American history are aware that the United States and Vietnam have had a strained relationship since American troops attempted to prevent Vietnam from becoming a communist country during the Cold War. For … Continue reading
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R&D: U.S.-Vietnamese Relations (2016)
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on U.S.-Vietnamese relations (2016). #Vietnam is worthy of a closer defense relationship with the U.S., says @JoshKurlantzick: https://t.co/ZeZcSEQpoW pic.twitter.com/k57JOsmBvq — CFR (@CFR_org) May 20, 2016 U.S. and Vietnam now have … Continue reading
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The Decline of Leftism in Latin America
[fblike] For the past decade and a half, leftist politicians in Latin America were elected at a higher rate than their conservative counterparts. These leftist leaders, which included Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Brazil’s Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva, Bolivia’s Evo Morales, … Continue reading
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R&D: The Decline of Leftism in Latin America
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the decline of leftism in Latin America. Latin America’s Left is faltering, and not just in Brazil. 10 free articles from WPR: https://t.co/OemEum6y3G — WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) May 16, 2016 … Continue reading
The North Korean Threat? (2016)
[fblike] Although the Cold War has been over with for decades one of its proxy conflicts persists. The Korean Peninsula today remains divided between a democratic, capitalist South Korea and a totalitarian, communist North Korea, with both sides technically still … Continue reading
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R&D: The North Korean Threat? (2016)
[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the North Korean threat (2016). Opinion: North Korea cements Kim Jong-un at the top https://t.co/65821SQSLe writes @jbmllr pic.twitter.com/PLdw03UNSM — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 8, 2016 At North Korea’s … Continue reading
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