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24 Oct 2002
Impact of the Bali Bombings
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher:
International Crisis Group
This briefing analyzes the impact of the October 2002 Bali bombings.
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Oct 2002
Involvement of Russian Organized Crime Syndicates, Criminal Elements in the Russian Military, and Regional Terrorist Groups in Narcotics Trafficking in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Chechnya
Author: Glenn E. Curtis
Publisher:
Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
This report examines the role of Russian organized crime and Central Asian terrorist organizations in drug trafficking in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Chechnya.
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1 Oct 2002
Iraq Backgrounder - What Lies Beneath
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher:
International Crisis Group
This report reviews the mechanics of Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq, looks at the political dynamics that govern relations between religious and ethnic entities, and describes the various opposition groups and their potential role.
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Oct 2002
Terrorist Financing
Author: CFR Independent Task Force
Publisher:
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This report describes the nature of the financial network sustaining al-Qaida and the obstacles to dismantling it.
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Oct 2002
Politics, the State and the Impulse for Social Protection: The Implications of Karl Polanyi's Ideas for Understanding Development and Crisis
Author: James Putzel
Publisher:
Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper discusses how some of Karl Polanyi's key ideas can help shed light on the processes of development and crisis in the world today.
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Oct 2002
The Russian Orthodox Church
Author: Mark A Smith
Publisher:
Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This publication discusses the increasing socio-political role of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) since 1991.
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