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RFP Countering Russian Propaganda in Ukraine
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Information Access Fund (IAF) To Prospective Offerors From Democracy Council of California (DC) ... Read More
Civil Society in Iran
Civil Society in Iran: Prospects for Reform & Implications for Policymakers WHEN Friday, March 15, 2019 | 8:30am-1:00pm WHERE 2172 ... Read More
IRAN: SURVEY OF RECENT PROTESTS JANUARY 2018
Background On December 28, 2017, protests broke out in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city. Spurred on, according to initial reporting, ... Read More
Palestinian Finance Minister Denies Secret Arafat Accounts, Terrorism Funding
The top finance official on Friday disclosed the Palestinian Authority had more than $600 million in liquid assets but denied ... Read More
Syrians Dissatisfied, Survey Shows
A survey conducted in secret because of a ban finds most of more than 1,000 respondents are unhappy with political ... Read More
The Key to Peace: It’s the Economy, Stupid!
Development projects focusing on the Gaza Strip may be the best way to get the Palestinians behind the peace process ... Read More
More than guns needed to defeat ISIS
With his core national security team now in place, President Trump is poised to quickly respond to the Pentagon’s recent ... Read More
US military botches online fight against Islamic State
On any given day at MacDill Air Force Base, web crawlers scour social media for potential recruits to the Islamic ... Read More
“Manaf Tlass—Our Man In Syria”
Until a few weeks ago, although he had the rank of brigadier general in the Syrian army, 48-year-old Manaf Tlass ... Read More
Syrian Rebel Leader Mustafa al-Sheikh Says Victory Against Assad Not in Sight
The head of the Free Syrian Army tells Mike Giglio his forces are divided and underfunded, and a major win ... Read More
Syrians want Assad to go.
The cycle of protests followed by increasingly violent military crackdowns in Syria has resulted in approximately 3,000 dead and more ... Read More
Syrian Poll Finds Optimism for Future, but Little Support for Assad
Syrians have little confidence that President Bashar al-Assad’s regime can solve the country’s current problems, although they are optimistic about ... Read More
