A short Weekly Brief focused mostly on the Middle East covers developments in Iran’s nuclear programs; an update on Syria, including fallout at the United Nations; concerning developments regarding violence and political division in Iraq; and efforts to combat organized crime in Mexico.
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Weekly Brief
Weekly Brief: August 2, 2013
This is the first installment of the International Security Bulletin‘s Weekly Briefs, which will recap the top security stories from around the world this week. This installment includes updates on elections in Zimbabwe, unrest in Egypt, potential al Qaeda activity in the Middle East, counterterrorism in the United States, potential attacks on computer encryption algorithms, and ongoing violence in the eastern DR Congo.
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