Publications

Eurasia Security Watch: No. 300

October 21, 2013

Gaza's economy suffers as Egypt destroys tunnels;

42 executed in Iraq for mass killings and "

terrorism"

Saudi Arabia and UAE to seek $11B in U.S. Arms

Chemical Belly of the Syrian Beast

October 21, 2013 Avi Jorisch Al-Arabiya

With civil war raging, Syria, a state sponsor of terror, has attacked its own people with chemical weapons and attempted to skirt international sanctions. The United States, the EU, Russia and the UN must identify the full extent of the threat and eliminate Syria's chemical weapons capacity

Why Russia Is Growing More Xenophobic

October 21, 2013 Ilan I. Berman The Atlantic

Yegor Shcherbakov probably didn’t expect to become Russia’s newest national figure. But on October 13, the 25-year-old ethnic Russian turned into just that after he was stabbed to death by an assailant from the Caucasus following a personal dispute in Russia’s capital, Moscow. A full-blown race riot followed, complete with chants of “Russia for the Russians” and “White Power” and the destruction of a shopping center. In all, Moscow police ended up arresting some 400 people, most of them far-right nationalists seeking revenge against foreigners in Russia, and launching a city-wide dragnet for the perpetrator.v