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May 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 ...
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18 Apr 2013
Youth and Politics in India-I
Author: Rahul Advani
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper spells out the ways in which, and the reasons why, young people in India today engage in politics.
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17 Apr 2013
India-Australia Poll 2013
Author: Rory Medcalf
Publisher:
Lowy Institute for International Policy
This report presents the results of a survey of Indian public attitudes towards Australia.
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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.
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9 Apr 2013
Myanmar's Alarming Civil Unrest
Author: Joshua Kurlantzick
Publisher:
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
In this brief, the author argues that Myanmar's emergence from military rule has also spawned some of the worst ethnic and religious violence in decades and a fear of prolonged civil conflict.
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5 Apr 2013
The Expanding Shadow of States over Centre in India
Author: S Narayan
Publisher:
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper looks at the pressures that regional issues such as the conflict with Sri Lankan Tamils can have on national politics in India.
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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.
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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.
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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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