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The Week Ahead, August 26-30 27 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
This bulletin highlights significant events in the world of arms control in the coming week, as compiled by staff and friends of the Arms Control Association. (Send your suggestions for events to be c...
Are US Interests at Stake in Egypt and Syria? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:09 pm
Steve Walt asked a great question the other day: Are U.S. Interests Really at Stake in Egypt, Syria, etc…? In posing the question, he cited a recent comment from Brendan Green, a visiting professor ...
Questions about Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
The US and UK are apparently preparing for air strikes against the Syrian Assad regime, claiming there is little doubt that it is responsible for horrific chemical weapons attacks. Syria has allegedly...
Top of the Morning: Syria Intervention Watch 27 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Top stories from DAWNS Digest Syria Intervention Watch: John Kerry Gets Forceful Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks to the media augur heavily that the US will participate in a military strike....
A No-Win Situation in Syria for the UN and International Law 26 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
By now, it is clear the USA and other international actors are contemplating military strikes against the Syrian regime. Chances are that Russia will oppose this in the Security Council. If the USA an...
Top of the Morning: Lurching Toward US Military Intervention in Syria 26 Aug 2013 | 07:09 pm
Top stories from DAWNS Digest Lurching Toward US Military Intervention in Syria The Obama administration is exploring military options on Syria. On Sunday, American officials said that Assad’s offer...
Parody of Democracy 24 Aug 2013 | 01:17 am
Aung San Suu Kyi said recently, “Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about...
How Will the USA Respond to the Syria Chemical Attack? 24 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
Do not expect any unilateral American action to respond to the chemical weapons attack in Syria, at least that is the upshot from an interview President Obama gave to CNN this morning. Obama seem ver...
You Might Have Missed: Cyber Defense, Egypt, Drone Strikes in Iraq? 24 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
CNN, “Transcript of President Obama’s Interview on ‘New Day’,” August 23, 2013. What I think the American people also expect me to do as president is to think through what we do from the perspective ...
Top of the Morning: Twin Bombing in Tripoli 23 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
Top stories from DAWNS Digest Syria’s Conflict Cannot Be Contained “Twin explosions rocked the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 80, said...
