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"Middle East"
April 2013
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30 Apr 2013
Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher:
International Crisis Group
This report examines two of the challenges Turkey is facing as a result of Syria's civil war – providing cross-border aid and coping with Syrian refugees in the border province of Hatay, which epitomizes the humanitarian and security problems Turkey ... More on «Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey»
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16 Apr 2013
Afghanistan and the International Drug Control Regime
Author: William Byrd
Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This policy brief looks at counternarcotics prospects in Afghanistan. More on «Afghanistan and the International Drug Control Regime»
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4 Apr 2013
Yemen’s Military-Security Reform: Seeds of New Conflict?
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher:
International Crisis Group
This report discusses the reform process of Yemeni security forces. More on «Yemen’s Military-Security Reform: Seeds of New Conflict?»
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Apr 2013
Jordan’s East Banker-Palestinian Schism
Author: Lamis El Muhtaseb
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
In this brief, the author examines the divisions between the East Bank Jordanians and Jordanians of Palestinian origin and how this schism has deepened following the events of the Jordanian Spring. More on «Jordan’s East Banker-Palestinian Schism»
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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. More on «Afghan Narcotrafficking: A Joint Threat Assessment»
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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). More on «CTC Sentinel 6(4)»
March 2013
February 2013