International Conflicts

United Nations Policy in 2014

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Experts on International Conflicts

Peter Brookes
Senior Fellow, National Security Affairs
Steven P. Bucci, Ph.D.
Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy
Theodore R. Bromund, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow in Anglo-American Relations
James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Vice President for the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, and the E. W. Richardson Fellow
Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom
Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
Distinguished Fellow
Walter Lohman
Director, Asian Studies Center
James Phillips
Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs
Brett D. Schaefer
Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs

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Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 They Lost Their Bakery, Now Face Bankruptcy: Government’s ‘Discrimination’ Fine Brings Baker to Tears
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Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 China’s Communists See Red When Hong Kong Demands Democracy
Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 The People, Not the Courts, Should Decide on Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 Crying for Freedom: 21 Photos Straight From Hong Kong
Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 States Plan for Higher Energy Prices Resulting from Obama’s Climate Plan
Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 Florida Woman Arrested for Possession of… SpaghettiOs?
Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 Why Traditional Marriage Supporters Think 2015 Will Be a Turning Point in Debate
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Posted on Monday, September 29, 2014 Indian Prime Minister Modi Speech Highlights Clout of Indian American Community

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Event on Tuesday, October 07, 2014 Defending South Korea: Transferring Wartime Operational Command (OPCON)
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Posted on 9/29/2014 6:08:23 PM They Lost Their Bakery, Now Face Bankruptcy: Government’s ‘Discrimination’ Fine Brings Baker to Tears
Posted on 9/29/2014 5:00:22 PM China’s Growing Military Pressure Against India
Posted on 9/29/2014 4:54:27 PM China’s Communists See Red When Hong Kong Demands Democracy
Posted on 9/29/2014 4:39:46 PM The People, Not the Courts, Should Decide on Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on 9/29/2014 3:22:31 PM Crying for Freedom: 21 Photos Straight From Hong Kong
Posted on 9/29/2014 3:11:28 PM States Plan for Higher Energy Prices Resulting from Obama’s Climate Plan
Posted on 9/29/2014 2:33:31 PM Florida Woman Arrested for Possession of… SpaghettiOs?
Posted on 9/29/2014 1:47:05 PM Why Traditional Marriage Supporters Think 2015 Will Be a Turning Point in Debate
Posted on 9/29/2014 1:41:02 PM Fowl Fight: Could 4 Chickens Sway Iowa Senate Race?
Posted on 9/29/2014 1:01:42 PM Indian Prime Minister Modi Speech Highlights Clout of Indian American Community

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