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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of March 7-13, 2016.
The #DRC‘s vast natural resources hold great potential but also complicate efforts at peace: https://t.co/uc8ir3ZBmx pic.twitter.com/697sIyL55u
— CFR (@CFR_org) March 11, 2016
Eastern Europe is backsliding on democracy — and Brussels isn’t doing anything to stop it. https://t.co/Ki5jo9GqfO pic.twitter.com/LdSd8ahJEw
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) March 11, 2016
Half of Israeli Jews say that U.S. policy is not supportive enough of Israel https://t.co/0S93cYB8bA #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/ZrnOwWWZnC
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 11, 2016
Put these 3 laws on the books and it will drive down gun deaths, say researchers https://t.co/nMSODpPLFT pic.twitter.com/wb1Np3zDjQ
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 11, 2016
The Syrian insurgency’s most powerful factions are having their alliance tested. @aronlund takes a look: https://t.co/o6nVpg5pzw
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) March 11, 2016
.@JimPethokoukis explains why Donald Trump should start attaking robots instead of China: https://t.co/ExHBc1kT1k pic.twitter.com/KTkP1UHAZ8
— The Week (@TheWeek) March 11, 2016
There’s a major uprising in Myanmar that you probably haven’t heard about https://t.co/UQh4KcM19Q pic.twitter.com/sv2kIMIw1E
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) March 11, 2016
America will reportedly blame Iran for cyber attack on Bowman Avenue Dam https://t.co/zNvvsfjP6J pic.twitter.com/pOGz8o3PVL
— Popular Science (@PopSci) March 11, 2016
The 2016 candidates ranked by hawkishness… https://t.co/f1rEifb915 #GOPdebate #Cato2016 pic.twitter.com/kHX1WFG6QI
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) March 11, 2016
Trump’s rough handling of rally dissenters stirs questions https://t.co/UZGdG3q68e pic.twitter.com/OYANHn9Xfh
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) March 11, 2016
21% of Americans have confidence in Putin’s handling of world affairs https://t.co/vuONerRokU #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/0kRSzDO5nW
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 11, 2016
A hilly dilemma: Paul Kagama of Rwanda has provided stability, but at the cost of democracy https://t.co/NLY8AUBfpi pic.twitter.com/vkbqeVjVme
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 11, 2016
Three ways candidates can truly support the Muslim community in America: https://t.co/z9sgIHrl3p #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/LdSIqR8C50
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) March 11, 2016
Europe’s protectionist privacy activists unwittingly endanger privacy & undermine prosperity, writes @RoslynLayton: https://t.co/9V2u0XEXyH
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) March 10, 2016
.@BehlulOzkan: The morally bankrupt EU refugee deal aids and abets human rights violations https://t.co/35xfd6FBLq pic.twitter.com/AyioNSqr5F
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) March 10, 2016