World Report What’s Behind Turkey’s Unrest
ISTANBUL – By now, the media coverage of the upheaval in Turkey has been extensive, but certain points have been insufficiently emphasized.
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Eurasia Security Watch: No. 285
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Al-Nusra Seizes Syrian Oil Fields;
Syria Acquires Cruise Missiles From Russia
South Asia Security Monitor: No. 320
Taliban leader killed by drone strike;
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Maoist rebels ambush Indian political envoy
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Kremlin announces plans to ship weapons to Syria?;
$30 billion stolen from Sochi Olympic funds
Iran Strategy Brief No. 6: The Sunni-Shi’a Divide and Today’s Iran
Islam has two main sects, Sunni and Shi’a. The process by which the original schism materialized and played out—though well over 1,400 years old—remains the foundation of the ideas and tensions which continue to drive the split. As such, understanding what happened nearly a millennia-and-a-half ago is essential to understanding the contemporary divisions that exist within the Muslim world.