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"Defense"
July 2013
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16 Jul 2013
Armaments Duplication in Europe: A Quantitative Assessment
Author: Valerio Briani
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper explores how European countries are hollowing out their militaries by not coordinating their defense spending.
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11 Jul 2013
Egypt: Democracy in the Balance
Author: Maha Azzam, Jane Kinninmont, Dina Wahba, Jonathan Rugman
Publisher:
Chatham House
In this transcript, three experts present their views on the political situation in Egypt.
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9 Jul 2013
Do Nuclear Weapons Deter?
Author: James Arbuthnot, Desmond Browne, Pauline Neville-Jones, Benoit Pelopidas, Bridget Kendall
Publisher:
Chatham House
In this transcript, four experts discuss whether nuclear weapons still retain their deterrence value.
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8 Jul 2013
Evolution of Aerial Combat
Author: Vivek Kapur
Publisher:
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
This brief overviews the evolution of aerial warfare and weaponry over time.
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8 Jul 2013
The Increasing Complexity of the Internationalised Syrian Conflict
Author: Melissa M Cyrill
Publisher:
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
This issue brief argues that the Syrian Civil War has long since stopped being a local one –i.
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8 Jul 2013
Okinawa – Look to Singapore!
Author: Grant Newsham
Publisher:
Pacific Forum CSIS
This commentary argues that Okinawa should examine Singapore's economic model so as to alleviate economic concerns related to opposition to the US military base on the island.
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5 Jul 2013
Strange Coup d’Etat: The Army’s Removal of the Egyptian President
Author: Patrycja Sasnal
Publisher:
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This commentary analyzes the Egyptian military’s recent suspension of the country’s constitution and removal of President Mohammad Morsi from office.
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3 Jul 2013
Detention Standards and Non-State Armed Groups
Author: Bruce ‘Ossie’ Oswald
Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
All armed groups capture or detain individuals, but it remains unclear what legal obligations, if any, non-state groups have when dealing with detainees.
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2 Jul 2013
Conclusions of the Polish V4 Presidency and the Challenges beyond It
Author: Anita Sobják
Publisher:
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This brief examines the effects which Poland’s one-year Visegrad Group (V4) presidency had in the region.
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Jul 2013
Participation of Civil Society in the Colombian Peace Process
Author: Liliana Zambrano, Felipe Gómez Isa
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report addresses the participation of civil society in the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP).
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