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Do average citizens from Muslim countries support suicide bombings, or does support for such attacks vary according to education and…
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Are Muslims prone to large-scale political violence? Many prominent political scientists have argued that there is a connection between Islam…
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Were Iraq and the United States acting rationally in the lead up to war in 2003? David A. Lake answers…
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Arab Uprisings: Bahrain’s Turn POMEPS Briefing 2 – February 18, 2011 As news of Bahrain’s turmoil continues to develop, many…
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