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April 2013
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23 Apr 2013
Turkey: Background and US Relations
Author: Jim Zanotti
Publisher:
US Government
This report provides background information on Turkey and discusses possible policy options for Members of Congress and the Obama Administration.
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Apr 2013
Border Security
Author: Rebecca Gambler
Publisher:
US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This report examines the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to address border security threats and vulnerabilities on Indian reservations.
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Apr 2013
Afghan Narcotrafficking: A Joint Threat Assessment
Author: Ekaterina Stepanova, Ilnur Batyrshin, George Gavrilis, Viktor Korgun, John “Jack” Lawn, David Mansfield, Gretchen Peters, Aman Saliev, Konstantin Sorokin, Cory Welt, Georgi Zazulin
Publisher:
EastWest Institute (EWI)
Despite recent tensions in the bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States, cooperation on counter-narcotics efforts has endured and continues to develop.
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Apr 2013
Justice, Truth and Reparation in the Colombian Peace Process
Author: Felipe Gómez Isa
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report examines the Colombian peace process and the challenges it faces in securing peace while guaranteeing victim's rights.
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Apr 2013
Making Jobs Good
Author: John Schmitt, Janelle Jones
Publisher:
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report evaluates the likely impact of policies that seek to address job quality in the US economy.
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Apr 2013
CTC Sentinel 6(4)
Author: Matthew Levitt, Samuel Logan, David Cook, Anne Wolf, William Reno, Anne Giudicelli
Publisher:
Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
This issue of the CTC Sentinel examines Hizb Allah’s tradecraft and the capabilities of the group’s international terrorist wing, the Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO).
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March 2013
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27 Mar 2013
Zero Dark Thirty and US-Pakistan Relations
Author: Riaz Hassan
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper discusses the impact of the CIA torture scenes in the film "Zero Dark Thirty" on US-Pakistan relations.
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25 Mar 2013
Security in the Sahel: Regional Initiatives in Pursuit of Long-Term Stability
Author: Bonnie Ayodele, Rui Azevedo, Samuel Bullen, Derek Catsam, Liana Fix, Francisco Galamas, Timothee Germain, Vikas Kumar, Ciaran Laird, Annette Lohmann, Natalia Marczewska, Courtenay Mitchell, Paul Melly, Alexander Homan Neill, Sam Powers, Landry Signe, Gökhan Tekir
Publisher:
Atlantic-community.org
This Atlantic Memo provides policy recommendations on how Europe and the United States can help the weak States of the Sahel to address their problems and achieve long-term stability.
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5 Mar 2013
El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations
Author: Clare Ribando Seelke
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses the state of the El Salvadoran government and recently elected President Mauricio Funes.
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1 Mar 2013
Gun Control Proposals in the 113th Congress
Author: William J Krouse
Publisher:
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides an overview of federal firearms laws as a basis for examining the three most salient legislative proposals included in the President’s plan.
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