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In addition, various political figures and commentators have praised or come to the defense of despotic rulers including Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Bashar al-Assad. 6. Modem authoritarians can be expected to dou- ble down on their drive to neuter civil society as an incubator of reformist ideas and political
o defend embattled allies like Syria's 8ashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what migh
the country's behalf and boost its image. Filings with the Department of Justice showed the General Intelligence Service hired Weber Shandwick and Cassidy and Associates in a deal worth $1.8 million annually." • Michael Flynn, who served briefly as President Trump's national security adviser, did luc
18.61M) reports the Administration has "embarked on its toughest round of economic sanctions against Syria, intending to break President Bashar al- Assad's reign over the country and stop a civil war that has claimed over half a million lives." Diplomatic and humanitarian assistance experts, however,
Verma, Yee, 18.61M) reports the Administration has "embarked on its toughest round of economic sanctions against Syria, intending to break President Bashar al- Assad's reign over the country and stop a civil war that has claimed over half a million lives." Diplomatic and humanitarian assistance experts,
ed for intelligence matters." Federal Program Offers New Cybersecurity Tool For Elections As Officials Warn Of Foreign Interference. The AP (8/4, Cassidy) reports state and local officials are "receiving additional tools from the federal government to help defend the nation's election systems from cyb
get a pass" from her. "Senator, I'm offended by the question," Gabbard responded. Pressed on her secret 2017 trip to meet with then-Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has since been toppled by rebels and fled to Russia, she defended her work as diplomacy. The article stated that Gabbard may have made some in
17 trip to meet with then-Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has since been toppled by rebels and fled t
Top CYBER DIVISION U.S. Cybersecurity Agency's Future Role in Elections Remains Murky Under the Trump Administration The Associated Press (01/30, Cassidy) reported that the nation's cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its
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Cairo
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Saddam Hussein
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