Information on "Civil War"
March 2013
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26 Mar 2013
Probing for Chemical Attacks in Syria
Author: Gregory D Koblentz
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This paper addresses the danger represented by the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war. More on «Probing for Chemical Attacks in Syria»
February 2013
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Feb 2013
France in Mali: Now or Never for European Foreign and Security Policy
Author: Sophie O’Donoghue
Publisher: Security & Defence Agenda (SDA)
This report summarizes a SDA/Friends of Europe policy debate on the French military intervention in Mali. More on «France in Mali: Now or Never for European Foreign and Security Policy » -
Feb 2013
Sliding into the Fray: Jordan and Israel in the Syrian Conflict
Author: Nicolas Pelham
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy brief discusses Israel's and Jordan's policy of containment and damage limitation towards Syria's civil war. More on «Sliding into the Fray: Jordan and Israel in the Syrian Conflict» -
Feb 2013
Elections and Social Conflict in Africa
Author: Idean Salehyan, Christopher Linebarger
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This brief examines elections in authoritarian systems versus those with additional democratic checks and balances. More on «Elections and Social Conflict in Africa» -
Feb 2013
Syria's Hard Landing
Author: Marc Lynch
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
This brief looks at the conflict in Syria and the implications for US policy. More on «Syria's Hard Landing»
January 2013
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9 Jan 2013
The UN International Review Panel Report and Sri Lanka's Urgent Need for Accountability
Author: Thiruni Kelegama
Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
This brief provides an analysis of the United Nations Internal Review Panel Report (IRPR), or the Petrie Report, which highlights the deteriorating human rights situation in Sri Lanka. More on «The UN International Review Panel Report and Sri Lanka's Urgent Need for Accountability» -
Jan 2013
CTC Sentinel 6 (1)
Author: Anne Wolf, Sean L Yom, Jacob Zenn, Dorle Hellmuth, Anouar Boukhars, Daud Khattak
Publisher: Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
The articles in this issue examine: radicalization in Tunisia, Nigeria and Germany; regime stability in Jordan; Algerian foreign policy; and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi's leader Malik Ishaq. More on «CTC Sentinel 6 (1)»
December 2012
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Dec 2012
Civil War in Syria
Author: Muriel Asseburg, Heiko Wimmen
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This commentary argues that external supporters of the Syrian regime and rebel forces treat the conflict as a zero-sum game with far-reaching and, for some actors existential, consequences for their own strategic positions. More on «Civil War in Syria»
November 2012
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29 Nov 2012
Sudan: Major Reform or More War
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report explains why the “Sudan Problem” did not go away with the South’s secession in 2011. More on «Sudan: Major Reform or More War» -
22 Nov 2012
A Precarious Balancing Act: Lebanon and the Syrian Conflict
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
Syria’s conflict is leaking out of its borders, but in few places are risks higher than in Lebanon. More on «A Precarious Balancing Act: Lebanon and the Syrian Conflict»
