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Month: April 2016
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This R&D provides resources on nuclear proliferation. President Barack Obama held a summit of more than fifty world leaders last week in Washington, D.C. concerning the issue. The summit discussed how to prevent terrorists from acquiring nuclear material and cooperation over nuclear materials. However, Russia opted not to attend which critics say made it a useless exercise.
World leaders met to try to reduce the threat from nuclear weapons. Putin boycotted. https://t.co/RBQgNIe2si pic.twitter.com/Auji5JM4aE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 31, 2016
I will keep repeating until folks listen. Strategic failure to not link ballistic missiles w/ #nuclear proliferation https://t.co/bBnL4XyBM0
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 1, 2016
Toward a world free of nuclear weapons? Hardly–President Obama already blew away his chance. https://t.co/sNVQMJhu7T
— LobeLog (@LobeLog) April 4, 2016
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1. Should the use of torture be a vital component in the war against terrorism?
2. How should Chicago combat its rising violent crime rate?
3. What would a “rebuilt” Republican Party look like?
4. Does America need to be “great” again?
5. Would a $15 minimum wage hike devastate the Californian economy?
6. Should the U.S. encourage or discourage a “Brexit”?
7. Is the U.S. bearing too much of the cost of European defense?
8. Should Democrats scrap “superdelegates” in future election cycles?
9. What should be America’s foreign policy with Turkey?
10. Will Donald Trump’s abortion comments cost him the GOP presidential nomination?
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1. Is the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world obtainable?
2. How should Russian opposition groups challenge the Putin regime?
3. Has Nawaz Sharif made Pakistan more vulnerable to terror attacks?
4. Is Belgium a failed state?
5. What reforms does Egypt need to make with regards to airline security?
6. Is Ukraine serious about fighting corruption?
7. What is responsible for Al Jazeera’s recent difficulties?
8. Will 2016 be the year of the “Latin American Spring”?
9. Is Mexico making significant progress in its war on drugs?
10. Should the international community halt food aid for North Korea?
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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of March 28-April 3, 2016.
The Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) has 86 million members, but faces growing challenges: https://t.co/rQBRxj0Iqa pic.twitter.com/seWbwa2UTX
— CFR (@CFR_org) March 31, 2016
Scientists set out to create a state-of-the-art map of a mosquito genome, and conquer Zika pic.twitter.com/iEnNpSqVyO
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) March 31, 2016
Moqtada al-Sadr is back, proving that he’s still a force in Iraqi politics https://t.co/gwk7bWORwm
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 31, 2016