U.S. foreign aid to Israel: 2014 congressional report
2014 Congressional Research Service report on U.S. government aid to Israel, including current amounts as well as historical data and trends.
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Civil wars and public support for insurgencies: Applying an “epidemic model” to Ukrainian history
2013 study in Conflict Management and Peace Science testing a new model of how civilians chose between sides during civil wars, with a case study involving Ukraine.
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U.S. military air strikes and air power: Research review and lessons from recent history
2014 roundup of research papers on American air strikes as a tactical and strategic action in countering insurgency, with an emphasis on their subsequent outcomes.
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Air strikes against the Islamic State (ISIS): Public opinion and historical perspective
2014 summary of polling on U.S. intervention in Syria and American sentiment at other key moments of military action through history.
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Women in the U.S. military and combat roles: Research roundup
2012 research review of relevant studies and data relating to the issues facing U.S. servicewomen.
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Religion and intergroup conflict: Findings from the Global Group Relations Project
2013 study by Arizona State University in Psychological Science exploring how the degree to which religion permeates groups interacts with incompatibility of values and the competition for resources.
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U.S. military casualties and the costs of war: Iraq, Afghanistan and post-9/11 conflicts
2013 review of casualty and wounded statistics relating to the post-9/11 conflicts; also included are monetary cost estimates for total operations and veterans care.
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Intervening in Syria and the humanitarian case: What does the research say?
2013 review of research papers relevant to any potential intervention in the Syrian conflict, with particular emphasis on the notion of “responsibility to protect.”
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Syrian intervention, political calculations and party affiliation: Political science perspectives
2011 study by UCLA published in the American Journal of Political Science on how the American public judges presidential decision-making on foreign crises.
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Intervention in Syria, the media and public opinion: Research chat with Harvard’s Matt Baum
2013 interview with political scientist Matthew Baum of Harvard on the news media, public opinion dynamics and implications for intervention in Syria.
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